Rackspace change password

Nintex external platform is required for this feature. For details, see Enable Nintex external platform features.

Changes the password for a Rackspace next generation cloud server. First generation cloud servers are not supported.

Action settings

Following are the fields and options visible in the configuration settings dialog box for this action.

Section Field Description

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 Server ID

Specify the ID of the server whose password is to change.

 

 Region

Specify the region where the server is located.

 

 New password

Specify the new password. Some operating systems may have complexity requirements for the password. If the supplied password does not meet these requirements then the server will enter an error state.

Access credentials

Username

Specify the username for the Rackspace account.

 

 API Key

Specify the API Key associated with the username.

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 Output

Store output for this action using the following selections.

  • Password change successful: Specify a Yes/No variable to store whether or not the password change was successful. Yes is returned if the password was changed successfully.

Depending on action requirements, you may be able to add and remove output variables.

To add an output variable

  1. Select an option from the Select more drop-down list.
  2. Click Add to display a drop-down list for the selected option.
  3. Select a previously defined workflow variable from the drop-down list.

To remove an output variable

  • Click Delete ().

    Note: Some output variables cannot be deleted. For example, the output variable URL for the action Bing news search cannot be deleted.