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
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
title | String | ChangePassword |
target | Link | The link of this action. |
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 Code | Error Message ID |
|---|---|
| 200 | RebootRequired |
| 400 | ActionParamFormatError |
| 403 | InsufficientPrivilege |
| 500 | InternalError |
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