Sets the Sitecore user password.

Syntax

Set-UserPassword [-Identity] <AccountIdentity> -OldPassword <String> [-NewPassword <String>]

Set-UserPassword [-Identity] <AccountIdentity> -Reset [-NewPassword <String>]

Detailed Description

The Set-UserPassword command resets or changes a user password.

The Identity parameter specifies the Sitecore user to remove. You can specify a user by its local name or fully qualified name.

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Parameters

-Identity <AccountIdentity>

Specifies the Sitecore user by providing one of the following values.

Local Name
    Example: admin
Fully Qualified Name
    Example: sitecore\admin

-NewPassword <String>

-OldPassword <String>

-Reset <SwitchParameter>

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• System.String

  Represents the identity of a user.

Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User Represents the instance of a user.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• None.

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

PS master:\> Set-UserPassword -Identity michael -NewPassword pass123 -OldPassword b

EXAMPLE 2

PS master:\> "michael","adam","mike" | Set-UserPassword -NewPassword b -Reset

Related Topics

• ​https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/

• ​Get-User​

• ​Set-User​