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User password

Set-IAMUserPassword

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Synopsis

Rotate your password.

Syntax

Set-IAMUserPassword -UIIdentityID <String> -NewPassword <SecureString> [-EdgeRCFile <String>] [-Section <String>] [-AccountSwitchKey <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Set-IAMUserPassword -CurrentPassword <SecureString> -NewPassword <SecureString> [-EdgeRCFile <String>] [-Section <String>] [-AccountSwitchKey <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Sets the password for your own user or another. When resetting your own password, you need to provide the current password. The -CurrentPassword and -NewPassword parameters accept only a secure string.

Parameters

‑AccountSwitchKey
String Pipeline input: False

An account credential key that lets you move between accounts when using an API client enabled for multiple accounts. To find account switch keys, use Get-AccountSwitchKey.
‑CurrentPassword
Conditionally required
Securestring Parameter sets: my Pipeline input: False

An existing password as a SecureString.
‑EdgeRCFile
String Pipeline input: False

Your EdgeGrid resource file to authenticate your command. Defaults to ~/.edgerc.
‑NewPassword
Required
Securestring Pipeline input: False

A new password as a SecureString.
‑Section
String Pipeline input: False

The section name in your EdgeGrid resource file to retrieve authentication credentials from. Defaults to default.
‑UIIdentityID
Conditionally required
String Parameter sets: others Pipeline input: False

A given user's ID. To get this value, run Get-IAMUser.

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