Reset a Password

The following code sample illustrates how to reset a native user's password.

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Code Sample

See the C++ environment settings for details on setting the project environment.

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<cpp_admin_others_resetpassword.cpp>

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*  cpp_admin_others_resetpassword.cpp
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#include<string>
#include<iostream>
#include "teagent.h"
#include "teconnection.h"
#include "teexception.h"
#include "teauthuserctx.h"
#include "teauthwinctx.h"
#include "teobject.h"
#include "teadmin.h"

using namespace ERUCES;
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	string strServer  = "localhost"; 
	long   nPort      = 8888;       
	string strUser    = "ls";           // this is a normal TE user, not necessarily a TE admin user. 
	string strPswd    = "password";
	string strNewPswd = "newpassword";

	try
	{
		// Connect to server
		auto_ptr<TEConnection> conn = TEConnection::createInstance(TEConnection::SecureConnection);
		conn->open(strServer, nPort, strUser, strPswd);
		cout << "Connected to " << strServer << " as " << strUser << endl << endl;

		TEAdmin admin;
		admin.attachConnection(conn.operator->());
		
		admin.resetPassword(strUser, strNewPswd);  // reset password.

		cout << "Password was reset." << endl;

		admin.detachConnection();

		// Disconnect from server
		conn->close();
		cout << endl << "Disconnected from " << strServer << endl;
	}
	catch (TEException &e)
	{
		cout << e.getAllMessages().c_str() << endl;
	}
	catch (...)
	{
		cout << "Unexpected error" << endl;
	}

	return 0;
}

Output
Connected to localhost as ls

Password was reset.

Disconnected from localhost