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page_title: accounts set-password - Command
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The "accounts set-password" command sets the password for account resources.
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# accounts set-password
Command: `boundary accounts set-password`
The `accounts set-password` command lets you set the password on account-type
resources, if the types match and the operation is allowed by the given account
type.
## Examples
The following example sets the password on a password-type account. If you execute the command
without the `-password` parameter, you are prompted to enter the password
value.
```shell-session
$ boundary accounts set-password -id acctpw_1234567890
Please enter the password (it will be hidden):
Please enter it one more time for confirmation:
```
**Example output:**
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```plaintext
Account information:
Auth Method ID: ampw_1234567890
Created Time: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:20:54 PDT
ID: acctpw_1234567890
Type: password
Updated Time: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:08:12 PDT
Version: 2
Scope:
ID: global
Name: global
Type: global
Authorized Actions:
no-op
read
update
delete
set-password
change-password
Attributes:
Login Name: admin
```
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The output displays the account information.
## Usage
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```shell-session
$ boundary accounts set-password [options] [args]
```
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### Command options
- `-id` `(string: "")` - The ID of the account on which to set a password.
- `-password` `(string: "")` - The password for the account. Use this value with `env://` or `file://` syntax. If you do not specify a password, the command prompts you to enter the password in a non-echoing way.
- `-version` `(int: 0)` - The version of the account against which to perform an
update operation. If you do no specify a version, the command performs a check-and-set
automatically.
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