AmazonIdentityManagementServiceClient.ChangePassword Method (ChangePasswordRequest)

Changes the password of the IAM user who is calling this operation. This operation can be performed using the CLI, the Amazon Web Services API, or the My Security Credentials page in the Amazon Web Services Management Console. The Amazon Web Services account root user password is not affected by this operation.

Use UpdateLoginProfile to use the CLI, the Amazon Web Services API, or the Users page in the IAM console to change the password for any IAM user. For more information about modifying passwords, see Managing passwords in the IAM User Guide.

Note:

For .NET Core this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to ChangePasswordAsync.

Namespace: Amazon.IdentityManagement
Assembly: AWSSDK.IdentityManagement.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

public virtual ChangePasswordResponse ChangePassword(
         ChangePasswordRequest request
)

Parameters

request: Type: Amazon.IdentityManagement.Model.ChangePasswordRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the ChangePassword service method.

Return Value

Type: ChangePasswordResponse

The response from the ChangePassword service method, as returned by IdentityManagementService.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
EntityTemporarilyUnmodifiableException	The request was rejected because it referenced an entity that is temporarily unmodifiable, such as a user name that was deleted and then recreated. The error indicates that the request is likely to succeed if you try again after waiting several minutes. The error message describes the entity.
InvalidUserTypeException	The request was rejected because the type of user for the transaction was incorrect.
LimitExceededException	The request was rejected because it attempted to create resources beyond the current Amazon Web Services account limits. The error message describes the limit exceeded.
NoSuchEntityException	The request was rejected because it referenced a resource entity that does not exist. The error message describes the resource.
PasswordPolicyViolationException	The request was rejected because the provided password did not meet the requirements imposed by the account password policy.
ServiceFailureException	The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception or failure.

Examples

The following command changes the password for the current IAM user.

To change the password for your IAM user


var client = new AmazonIdentityManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.ChangePassword(new ChangePasswordRequest 
{
    NewPassword = "]35d/{pB9Fo9wJ",
    OldPassword = "3s0K_;xh4~8XXI"
});

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5 and newer, 3.5

AmazonIdentityManagementServiceClient.ChangePassword (ChangePasswordRequest)

Method