Use AdminSetUserPassword with an Amazon SDK or CLI - Amazon Cognito
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Use AdminSetUserPassword with an Amazon SDK or CLI

The following code example shows how to use AdminSetUserPassword.

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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(userPoolId string, userName string, password string) error {
	_, err := actor.CognitoClient.AdminSetUserPassword(context.TODO(), &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
}

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