### newpass

Use the newpass command to create or change

- Your own password (if you are logged in under your own name)

- The root password or another user’s password (if you are logged in as root)

Anyone can change his or her own password. Root privileges are required to change someone else’s password or the root password. When you enter the newpass command, the device/terminal server provides a series of prompts to guide you through the process of changing a password.

#### Command Syntax

##### Syntax

Enter the newpass command as shown below:

`newpass [name=username]`

#### Command Field

Command Field | Description
name | The name of the user (configured with the set user command) whose password will be changed. You must have root privileges to use the name option.

#### Command Example

##### Changing a Password

In this example, the newpass command changes a user’s password.

`newpass`