# Change your Admin Passwords in Open Distro for Elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/change-your-admin-passwords-in-open-distro-for-elasticsearch/2341>\
**Category:** Security\
**Created:** [March 4, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/change-your-admin-passwords-in-open-distro-for-elasticsearch/2341 "2020-03-04T15:31:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![iboumedien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@iboumedien](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/iboumedien)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/change-your-admin-passwords-in-open-distro-for-elasticsearch/2341/1 "2020-03-04T15:31:17Z")

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Hi,

I installed OpenDistro Elasticsearch but I’m not able to change the password. Can anyone help me to solv it.

Thanks by advance.

Best regards

Ismael

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/pablo/32/10363_2.png) [@pablo](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/change-your-admin-passwords-in-open-distro-for-elasticsearch/2341/2 "2021-04-30T11:42:26Z")

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Hello @iboumedien

What ODFE version do you run?  
According to the latest version of ODFE, you can change it either through the Kibana portal or API

> PUT \_opendistro/\_security/api/account  
> {  
> “current\_password” : “old-password”,  
> “password” : “new-password”  
> }

> **[API](https://opendistro.github.io/for-elasticsearch-docs/docs/security/access-control/api/#account)**
>
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