Reset a User Account Password

You must have Administrator permission to reset other users' passwords.

When users forget their passwords, perform this task to reset the password.

  1. Enter the command to reset the password for the specified user.
    useradmin --passwd --user {username}
  2. Type the administrator password.
    {your Administrator password}
  3. Enter a new password for the user comprised of alphanumeric characters with a length of 8 to 512 characters. Do not use [ ] & ; ` or spaces.
    {user's new password}
  4. Retype the new password.
    {user's new password}
  5. Send the user the new password.

Resetting the password for user Hunter Smith:

useradmin --passwd --user Hunter