SetAccountPassword

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This function sets the password of the specified account.

Syntax

bool setAccountPassword ( account theAccount, string password )

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Method: account:setPassword(...)
Variable: .password


Required Arguments

  • theAccount: the account whos password you want to set
  • password: the password

Returns

Returns true if the password was set correctly, false otherwise.

Limits

  • Minimal account password length is 1 character.
  • Maximum account password length is 30 characters.
  • Account password can not be equal to "*****"

Example

This example allows a user to change their password with a command. 

function ChangePlayerPassword(player, command, oldpass, newpass)
	-- get the account the player is currently logged into
	local account = getPlayerAccount(player)
	if (account) then
		-- if its only a guest account, do not allow the password to be changed
		if (isGuestAccount(account)) then
			outputChatBox("You must be logged into an account to change your password.", player) 
			-- end the function
			return
		end
		
		-- check that the old password is correct
		local password_check = getAccount(getAccountName(account), oldpass)
		if (password_check) then
			-- check the length of the new password
			if (string.len(newpass)>=5) then
				setAccountPassword(account,newpass)
			else
				outputChatBox("Your new password must be at least 5 characters long.", player)
			end
		else
			outputChatBox("Old password invalid.", player)
		end
	end
end
addCommandHandler("changepass", ChangePlayerPassword)

See Also

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