Changing the Password

Function

This API is used to change the password of a DCS instance.

URI

PUT /v2/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/password

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

instance_id

Yes

String

Instance ID.

project_id

Yes

String

Project ID. For details, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

old_password

Yes

String

Old password.

new_password

Yes

String

New password.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 3 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

lock_time

String

Lock duration. If the authentication fails and the account is locked, a response is returned and is not null.

result

String

Password change result:

  • success: Password is changed successfully.

  • passwordFailed: Password authentication failed.

  • locked: The account has been locked.

  • failed: Password change failed.

Enumeration values:

  • success

  • passwordFailed

  • locked

  • failed

lock_time_left

String

Remaining time before the account is unlocked. When the account is locked, a response is returned and is not null.

retry_times_left

String

Number of remaining password attempts. If the authentication fails, a response is returned and is not null.

message

String

Modification result description.

Status code: 400

Table 4 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_msg

String

Error message.

Maximum: 1024

error_code

String

Error code.

Maximum: 9

error_ext_msg

String

Extended error information. This parameter is not used currently and is set to null.

Maximum: 1024

Status code: 500

Table 5 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_msg

String

Error message.

Maximum: 1024

error_code

String

Error code.

Maximum: 9

error_ext_msg

String

Extended error information. This parameter is not used currently and is set to null.

Maximum: 1024

Example Requests

Changing the password of the DCS instance by entering the old and new passwords

PUT https://{dcs_endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/password

{
  "old_password" : "XXXXXX",
  "new_password" : "XXXXXX"
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Password is changed successfully.

{
  "lock_time" : "0",
  "result" : "success",
  "lock_time_left" : "0",
  "retry_times_left" : "5",
  "message" : "Modify DCSInstance password success."
}

Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

Password is changed successfully.

400

Invalid request.

500

Internal service error.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.