Use AdminSetUserPassword with an Amazon SDK or CLI

To set a user password as an admin

The following admin-set-user-password example permanently sets the password for diego@example.com.

aws cognito-idp admin-set-user-password \
    --user-pool-id us-west-2_EXAMPLE \
    --username diego@example.com \
    --password MyExamplePassword1! \
    --permanent

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Passwords, password recovery, and password policies in the Amazon Cognito Developer Guide.

import (
	"context"
	"errors"
	"log"

	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/cognitoidentityprovider"
	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/cognitoidentityprovider/types"
)

type CognitoActions struct {
	CognitoClient *cognitoidentityprovider.Client
}



// AdminSetUserPassword uses administrator credentials to set a password for a user without requiring a
// temporary password.
func (actor CognitoActions) AdminSetUserPassword(ctx context.Context, userPoolId string, userName string, password string) error {
	_, err := actor.CognitoClient.AdminSetUserPassword(ctx, &cognitoidentityprovider.AdminSetUserPasswordInput{
		Password:   aws.String(password),
		UserPoolId: aws.String(userPoolId),
		Username:   aws.String(userName),
		Permanent:  true,
	})
	if err != nil {
		var invalidPassword *types.InvalidPasswordException
		if errors.As(err, &invalidPassword) {
			log.Println(*invalidPassword.Message)
		} else {
			log.Printf("Couldn't set password for user %v. Here's why: %v\n", userName, err)
		}
	}
	return err
}