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Setting passwords for native and built-in users
editSetting passwords for native and built-in users
editAfter you implement security, you might need or want to change passwords for
different users. You can use the elasticsearch-reset-password
tool or the change passwords API to change
passwords for native users and built-in users, such as the
elastic or kibana_system users.
For example, the following command changes the password for a user with the
username user1 to an auto-generated value, and prints the new password
to the terminal:
bin/elasticsearch-reset-password -u user1
To explicitly set a password for a user, include the -i parameter with the
intended password.
bin/elasticsearch-reset-password -u user1 -i <password>
If you’re working in Kibana or don’t have command-line access, you can use the change passwords API to change a user’s password:
POST /_security/user/user1/_password
{
"password" : "new-test-password"
}