Change Your Account Password

All users can change their own account passwords. You must log in under your own username to change your password.

  1. Enter the commands for changing your user password.
    useradmin --passwd --user {your username}
  2. Type your current password.
    {your current password}
  3. Enter a new password comprised of alphanumeric characters with a length of 8 to 512 characters. Do not use [ ] & ; ` or spaces.
    {your new password}
  4. Retype the new password.
    {your new password}

Sam, as the user, enters the command for a password change.

useradmin --passwd --user Sam