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POST – Change BIOS password settings

Use the POST method to change BIOS password settings

Request URL​

POST https://<BMC_IPADDR>/redfish/v1/Systems/1/Bios/Actions/Bios.ChangePassword

Request body​

FieldTypeError Message ID

PasswordName

String

"UefiAdminPassword" or "UefiPowerOnPassword".

OldPassword

String

Configure parameter OldPassword.

NewPassword

String

Configure parameter NewPassword, empty value will clear current password. If it's not empty, the password length must be at least 8 and at most 20. The password rule shall follow the Lenovo UEFI password rule, no three continuous and same characters appear in password.

Note
To recover UEFI Admin password, leave both OldPassword and NewPassword empty to clear it.

Response body​

None

Status code​

HTTP Status CodeError Message ID
200RebootRequired
400ActionParamFormatError
403InsufficientPrivilege
500InternalError

Response example​

The following example is POST body.

{
    "PasswordName" : "UefiAdminPassword",
    “OldPassword”:”******”,
    "NewPassword" : "******"
}

The following response is returned:

{
    "@Message.ExtendedInfo": [
        {
            "MessageArgs": [],
            "Resolution": "Reboot the computer system for the changes to take effect.",
            "MessageId": "ExtendedError.1.1.RebootRequired",
            "Severity": "Warning",
            "Message": "Changes completed successfully, but these changes will not take effect until next reboot.",
            "@odata.type": "#Message.v1_0_6.Message"
        }
    ]
}