CLI Cookbook: How to Change a Delphix User Password

1. ssh into your engine with a user that has Admin privileges

ssh delphix_admin@delphix

2. Go to Users and select the User you would like to change the password of

delphix > user
delphix user > ls
delphix user > select example_user
delphix user "example_user" > ls

3. Select updateCredential to allow you to change password and set new password

delphix user "example user" > updateCredential
delphix user "example_user" updateCredential *> set newCredential.password=<new password>

4. Commit the operation

delphix user "example_user" updateCredential *> commit

Example:

ssh delphix_admin@delphixengine
delphixengine > user
delphixengine user > ls
 
Objects

NAME           EMAILADDRESS  

sysadmin       -

delphix_admin  no@delphix.com
 
test_user      no@delphix.com


Operations

create

current
 
delphixengine user > select test_user
delphixengine user "test_user" > ls
 
Properties

    type: User

    name: test_user

    authenticationType: NATIVE

    credential:

        type: PasswordCredential

        password: ********

    emailAddress: no@delphix.com

    enabled: true

    firstName: (unset)

    homePhoneNumber: (unset)

    isDefault: true

    lastName: (unset)

    locale: en_US

    mobilePhoneNumber: (unset)

    passwordUpdateRequested: false

    principal: test_user

    publicKey: (unset)

    reference: USER-2

    sessionTimeout: 30min

    userType: DOMAIN

    workPhoneNumber: (unset)




Operations

delete

update

disable

enable

updateCredential
 
delphixengine user "test_user" > updateCredential
delphixengine user "test_user" updateCredential *> set newCredential.password=<new password>
delphixengine user "test_user" update *> commit