Changing user passwords using the CLI

You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to change user passwords.

Passwords control access to these applications:
  • System management GUI
  • Service assistant GUI
  • CLI

Follow these steps to change the password for a user:

Enter the following command to change the password:
chuser -password cleartextpasswordjanedoe

Where password is the new password that you want to use for the user janedoe.

Parent topic: Managing security