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# Change local user passwords

Users gain access to a storage system or component either directly through a role assignment or indirectly through membership in a user group that has a role assignment.

## Prerequisites

- To perform this operation, you must be the Initial Setup User (set during installation), or SecurityAdmin on at least one storage system.

## About this task

This procedure explains how to change a local user password.

To change local directory user passwords:

## Steps

1. Select to open the Settings panel.
2. Select Users and Groups > Local Users.
3. Select a user and click Change Password.
4. Type the Old Password.
5. Type a New Password and Confirm Password. Click the eye icon when typing in the password and you can see what you are entering.
6. Click OK.