set_new_password(9)

okay bestie, welcome to set_new_password(9) from the Kernel API Manual 💖 this one is short, but every deet matters, so let’s get into it.

🌸 NAME 🌸

set_new_password — sets a system admin password. That’s the whole assignment, no cap 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int set_new_password (const char *password_type , const char *new );

yep, that’s the signature, spaces and all — copy it exactly, bestie 🫶

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• password_type — the type of password to set. it’s the const char * telling you which password situation we’re in 💅
• new — the new password. also a const char *, literally the fresh password value 🍓

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

sets the password using the plaintext interface. that’s it — that’s the vibe. the page is very direct: password goes in, password gets set, through the plaintext interface ✨

heads up bestie: it says plaintext interface, and that detail is doing a lot of work. don’t gloss over it 👀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Kernel file ./drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-wmi-sysman/passwordattr-interface.c — go peek at the source-side lore if you want the full picture 🧚

mwah 💋 this page’s source/version line is ./drivers/platform/x86/dell/de... and it’s dated October 2026. set_new_password(9) out — slay, bye! 🌈