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I am working on forgot password functionality. I use default sitecore user provider. How I can update user password programmatically?

Is it possible to change password by manipulation with object of Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User class?

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Yes you can pass the Name property of the User object into the Membership.GetName(string) method. If that's what you mean. – Dražen Janjiček Nov 18 '16 at 9:54
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As you can't get the old password, you should use the reset functionality:

var user = System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser(@"domain\username")
string oldPassword = user.ResetPassword();
user.ChangePassword(oldPassword, newPassword);

To change the password, you need to work with the Membership user. But as Dražen mentioned, you can get use the Name property of the Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User object in the GetUser method.

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what type of user? – Vlad Nov 18 '16 at 9:34
    
updated code example.. – Gatogordo Nov 18 '16 at 9:38
    
thanks. can you please also provide answer to my second question? – Vlad Nov 18 '16 at 9:42
    
done - although Dražen already did too – Gatogordo Nov 18 '16 at 10:10
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There is a way in case you need to build User Management tools for an internal support team. Let's say an admin needs to reset a password for a Content Author you can take advantage of Sitecore PowerShell Extensions.

Set-UserPassword

Set-UserPassword -Identity michael -NewPassword pass123 -OldPassword b
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