set user password to a default value Test

[gvarathan]

HI,
I do not have a old password of a user, and i want to set the password to a default password of "Test".

can i know, which api to call.

[muralidharand]

Hi,
If you're belongs to alfresco administrator group then you should be able to do it.
Please have a look at api/person/changepassword webscript.

C:\Alfresco411\tomcat\webapps\alfresco\WEB-INF\classes\alfresco\templates\webscripts\org\alfresco\repository\person\changepassword.post.desc.xml ‍‍

Webscript:
If you're an administrator then just specify the new password to reset it.

Post Method : http://localhost:8080/share/proxy/alfresco/api/person/changepassword/<userId>
Param : {"newpw":"yournewpassword"}

Java API:
If you want to use java API then use authenticationService API.

authenticationService.setAuthentication(userName, newPassword.toCharArray());
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Hope this helps you.