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auth password(1)				  BIG-IP TMSH Manual				     auth password(1)

NAME
       password - Prompts for modification of a password, and asks for a confirmation of the new password.

MODULE
       auth

SYNTAX
       Configure the password component within the auth module using the syntax shown in the following sections.

   USAGE
	modify password

DESCRIPTION
       If you are assigned the user role of Administrator or User Manager, you can change another user's password.

       For example, from within the auth module, run the following command sequence: modify password [user name].

       The system prompts you for a new password for the specified user, and then to confirm the new password.

       If you are assigned any other user role, the system prompts you to change your own password, and then confirm
       the new password.

       To change a password from within another module, use the full path to the password.

EXAMPLES
       (tmos.auth)# modify password

       From within the auth module, displays the new password: prompt.

       (tmos.gtm)# modify / auth password

       From within the gtm module, displays the new password: prompt.

SEE ALSO
       auth user, modify, tmsh

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