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The Passwd category's events occur when a WHM user or a cPanel user changes a cPanel user's password. These events trigger during the use of the following interfaces:
- WHM's Password Modification interface (WHM >> Home >> Account Functions >> Password Modification).
- cPanel's Password & Security interface (cPanel >> Home >> Preferences >> Password & Security)
These events also trigger during the use of the following API functions:
- WHM API 1's
passwdfunction. - cPanel API 2's
Passwd::change_passwordfunction.
This event takes place when a user's password changes.
- Action code runs as:
root - Blocking attribute: Available.
- Escalate privileges attribute: Unavailable.
pre— Hook action code runs before the password changes.post— Hook action code runs after the password changes.
| Return | Type | Description | Possible values | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
user | string | The user for whom the password will change. | A valid username on the server. | username |
new_password | string | The user's new password. | A secure password. | 123456luggage |
| Return | Type | Description | Possible values | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
user | string | The user for whom the password changed. | A valid username on the server. | username |
new_password | string | The user's new password. | A secure password. | 123456luggage |
rawout | string | The event's raw output. | A string value. | This is raw output. |
applist | string | A list of applications for which the password changed. | A list of one or more application names. | application1,application2 |