NSX CLI Guide

set user <username> password [<password> [old-password <old-password>]]

Set the password for the specified user. If you do not specify the password on the command line, you will be prompted for it. For details on setting passwords during installation, see the NSX Installation Guide.

Parameters:

Option	Description
<username>	Username of logged in user
<password>	Password of user
<old-password>	Current password of user

Example:

nsx> set user admin password NewPass789! old-password OldPass123$ nsx> or nsx> set user admin password NewerPass789! Current password: nsx> or nsx> set user admin password Current password: New password: Confirm new password: nsx>

Mode:

Basic

Availability:

• Autonomous Edge
• Edge
• Global Manager
• Manager
• NSX on VMC