AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Changes the password for the specified IAM user. You can use the CLI, the Amazon Web Services API, or the Users page in the IAM console to change the password for any IAM user. Use ChangePassword to change your own password in the My Security Credentials page in the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

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 UpdateLoginProfileAsync.

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

Syntax

C#
public abstract UpdateLoginProfileResponse UpdateLoginProfile(
         UpdateLoginProfileRequest request
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.IdentityManagement.Model.UpdateLoginProfileRequest

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

Return Value


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

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
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.
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 creates or changes the password for the IAM user named Bob.

To change the password for an IAM user


var client = new AmazonIdentityManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.UpdateLoginProfile(new UpdateLoginProfileRequest 
{
    Password = "SomeKindOfPassword123!@#",
    UserName = "Bob"
});


            

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

See Also