accounts set-password

Command: boundary accounts set-password

The accounts set-password command lets you set the password on account-type resources, if the types match and the operation is allowed by the given account type.

Examples

The following example sets the password on a password-type account. If you execute the command without the -password parameter, you are prompted to enter the password value.

$ boundary accounts set-password -id acctpw_1234567890
Please enter the password (it will be hidden):
Please enter it one more time for confirmation:

Example output:

Account information:
  Auth Method ID:      ampw_1234567890
  Created Time:        Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:20:54 PDT
  ID:                  acctpw_1234567890
  Type:                password
  Updated Time:        Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:08:12 PDT
  Version:             2

  Scope:
    ID:                global
    Name:              global
    Type:              global

  Authorized Actions:
    no-op
    read
    update
    delete
    set-password
    change-password

  Attributes:
    Login Name:        admin

The output displays the account information.

Usage

$ boundary accounts set-password [options] [args]

Command options

• -id (string: "") - The ID of the account on which to set a password.
• -password (string: "") - The password for the account. Use this value with env:// or file:// syntax. If you do not specify a password, the command prompts you to enter the password in a non-echoing way.
• -version (int: 0) - The version of the account against which to perform an update operation. If you do no specify a version, the command performs a check-and-set automatically.