UserIdentity.ChangePassword Method (String, SecureString, SecureString)

 

Changes the password for the specified user account.

Namespace:   Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Users
Assembly:  UserObjectModel (in UserObjectModel.dll)

Syntax

public static void ChangePassword(
    string userName,
    SecureString oldPassword,
    SecureString newPassword
)

public:
static void ChangePassword(
    String^ userName,
    SecureString^ oldPassword,
    SecureString^ newPassword
)

Public Shared Sub ChangePassword (
    userName As String,
    oldPassword As SecureString,
    newPassword As SecureString
)

Parameters

• userName
  Type: System.String

  The name of the user account for which the password is changed.

• oldPassword
  Type: System.Security.SecureString

  The old password for the user account.

• newPassword
  Type: System.Security.SecureString

  The new password for the user account.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
UserException	The user account is not valid.

See Also

UserIdentity Class
Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Users Namespace

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