Changing Passwords of CM Users

Description

The cm_admin changeuserpwd utility changes passwords of CM users.

Syntax

cm_admin changeuserpwd old_pwd new_pwd cmuser-name

old_pwd :

{-o | --oldpass oldpassword } | --adminpass adiminpassword

new_pwd :

{-n | --newpass} newpassword

Options

Option

Description

-o
--oldpass

Specifies the old password of a CM user. Either this option or the --adminpass option should be used.

-n
--newpass

Specifies the new password of a CM user.

--adminpass

Specifies the password of a admin user. Either this option or the --oldpass option should be used.

Changing an old password (-o) and new password (-n) of CM Users

The following example shows how to change the password of a CM user "testcm". Either of the options (--oldpass or --adminpass) should be used.

cm_admin changeuserpwd -o old_password -n new_password testcm

Changing an old password (-o) and new password (-n) of CM Users with an Administrator's password

The following example shows how to change the password of a CM user "testcm" with an administrator's password. Either of the options (--oldpass or --adminpass) should be used.

cm_admin changeuserauth --adminpass admin_password -n new_password testcm