setOperatingSystemPassword

Classes SoftLayer_Hardware_Server
Tags method sldn Hardware

SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::setOperatingSystemPassword

Changes the password stored in our system for a servers’ Operating System

Overview

Changes the password that we have stored in our database for a servers’ Operating System

Parameters

Name Type Description
newPassword string The password to be set for the administrator/root of the operating system.

Required Headers

  • authenticate
  • SoftLayer_Hardware_ServerInitParameters

Return Values

  • boolean

Error Handling

  • SoftLayer_Exception_Public

Throws the exception ‘No operating system could be found for this server.’ When there is no operating system installed on a server.