# macaw user

## cfxDimensions Platform user maintenance operations:

'**macaw user**' command is used to change or reset platform admin user's password. Run the below command to view available CLI options.

```
macaw user --help
usage: user [--insecure] [-h] [--debug]
            {list-roles,change-password,reset-password} ...

Manage users in the platform

positional arguments:
  {list-roles,change-password,reset-password}
    list-roles          List the roles of an user
    change-password     Change user's password

optional arguments:
  --insecure            Ignore SSL certificate issues when communicating with
                        various hosts
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --debug               Enable debug logs for the CLI operations
```

'**macaw user change-password**' to change platform admin user's password to a new one.

```
macaw user --insecure change-password --user admin@cloudfabrix.com
```

'**macaw user reset-password**' to rest platform admin user's password. This option can be used when platform admin's user password is lost or forgotten.

```
macaw user --insecure reset-password --user admin@cloudfabrix.com
```

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Caution:** Since above macaw CLI option allows to rest the platform admin's user password, it is important to make sure to have a strong password set for '**macaw**' user (and also limit the SSH access remotely).
{% endhint %}


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