Resetting User Password

Overview

This page describes the process to reset the password of a user in PKI subsystem.

Notes:

• This procedure can only be executed locally by the system administrator.

• This procedure will work even if the current user password or user certificate no longer works.

• This procedure does not require the server to be running.

• This procedure does not require resetting the system clock.

• This procedure does not generate audit logs.

Availability: Since PKI 11.5

Resetting User Password

To reset the user password, specify the new password as follows:

$ pki-server <subsystem>-user-mod <user> --password <new password>

Alternatively, the new password can be specified in a file:

$ pki-server <subsystem>-user-mod <user> --password-file password.txt

See Also

• PKI Server Subsystem User CLI