passwd

Purpose

Changes the password of a user.

Syntax and Description

passwd user

Table 10-77 lists the syntax options for the passwd command.

Table 10-77 Options for the passwd command

Option	Description
`user`	Name of the user.

An error is raised if the user does not exist in the Oracle ASM password file. The user is first prompted for the current password, then the new password. The command requires the SYSASM privilege to run.

Examples

The following is an example of the passwd command that changes the password of the oracle2 user.

Example 10-86 Using the ASMCMD passwd command

ASMCMD [+] > passwd oracle2
Enter old password (optional): 
Enter new password: ******