Use UpdateLoginProfile with a CLI - AWS Identity and Access Management

Use UpdateLoginProfile with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use UpdateLoginProfile.

CLI
AWS CLI

To update the password for an IAM user

The following update-login-profile command creates a new password for the IAM user named Bob.

aws iam update-login-profile \
    --user-name Bob \
    --password <password>

This command produces no output.

To set a password policy for the account, use the update-account-password-policy command. If the new password violates the account password policy, the command returns a PasswordPolicyViolation error.

If the account password policy allows them to, IAM users can change their own passwords using the change-password command.

Store the password in a secure place. If the password is lost, it cannot be recovered, and you must create a new one using the create-login-profile command.

For more information, see Managing passwords for IAM users in the AWS IAM User Guide.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example sets a new temporary password for the IAM user Bob, and requires the user to change the password the next time the user signs in.

Update-IAMLoginProfile -UserName Bob -Password "P@ssw0rd1234" -PasswordResetRequired $true

  • For API details, see UpdateLoginProfile in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4).

Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example sets a new temporary password for the IAM user Bob, and requires the user to change the password the next time the user signs in.

Update-IAMLoginProfile -UserName Bob -Password "P@ssw0rd1234" -PasswordResetRequired $true

  • For API details, see UpdateLoginProfile in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5).

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