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# Use `AdminSetUserPassword` with an AWS SDK or CLI
`AdminSetUserPassword`

The following code examples show how to use `AdminSetUserPassword`.

Action examples are code excerpts from larger programs and must be run in context. You can see this action in context in the following code example: 
+  [Write custom activity data with a Lambda function after Amazon Cognito user authentication](cognito-identity-provider_example_cross_CognitoCustomActivityLog_section.md) 

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#### [ CLI ]

**AWS CLI**  
**To set a user password as an admin**  
The following `admin-set-user-password` example permanently sets the password for diego@example.com.  

```
aws cognito-idp admin-set-user-password \
    --user-pool-id us-west-2_EXAMPLE \
    --username diego@example.com \
    --password MyExamplePassword1! \
    --permanent
```
This command produces no output.  
For more information, see [Passwords, password recovery, and password policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cognito/latest/developerguide/managing-users-passwords.html) in the *Amazon Cognito Developer Guide*.  
+  For API details, see [AdminSetUserPassword](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/cognito-idp/admin-set-user-password.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. 

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#### [ Go ]

**SDK for Go V2**  
 There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the [AWS Code Examples Repository](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/gov2/cognito#code-examples). 

```
import (
	"context"
	"errors"
	"log"

	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/cognitoidentityprovider"
	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/cognitoidentityprovider/types"
)

type CognitoActions struct {
	CognitoClient *cognitoidentityprovider.Client
}



// AdminSetUserPassword uses administrator credentials to set a password for a user without requiring a
// temporary password.
func (actor CognitoActions) AdminSetUserPassword(ctx context.Context, userPoolId string, userName string, password string) error {
	_, err := actor.CognitoClient.AdminSetUserPassword(ctx, &cognitoidentityprovider.AdminSetUserPasswordInput{
		Password:   aws.String(password),
		UserPoolId: aws.String(userPoolId),
		Username:   aws.String(userName),
		Permanent:  true,
	})
	if err != nil {
		var invalidPassword *types.InvalidPasswordException
		if errors.As(err, &invalidPassword) {
			log.Println(*invalidPassword.Message)
		} else {
			log.Printf("Couldn't set password for user %v. Here's why: %v\n", userName, err)
		}
	}
	return err
}
```
+  For API details, see [AdminSetUserPassword](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/cognitoidentityprovider#Client.AdminSetUserPassword) in *AWS SDK for Go API Reference*. 

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