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Learn how to install, configure, and operate the Vyatta Network Operating System (Vyatta NOS) and Orchestrator, which help drive our virtual networking and physical platforms portfolio.

Change the password for a user account

How to change the password for a Vyatta NOS user account.

Use the set system login user command to change the password of the user account that you define.
user@system# set system login user vyatta authentication plaintext-password 12new$pwd34
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user@system# commit
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user@system#
In this example, we use the change the password of the vyatta user to 12new$pwd34.