libnvme\_sed\_set\_password(9) libnvme API manual libnvme\_sed\_set\_password(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvme\_sed\_set\_password - Change the Admin1 password

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**int libnvme\_sed\_set\_password** **(struct libnvme\_transport\_handle \*hdl ,** **const struct libnvme\_sed\_key \*key ,** **const struct libnvme\_sed\_key \*new\_key );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[hdl](#hdl)

Transport handle

[key](#key)

Current Admin1 password

[new\_key](#new_key)

New Admin1 password

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

See the return value convention above.

libnvme\_sed\_set\_password October 2026

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Document: libnvme_sed_set_password-libnvme3(2) from nvme-cli 3.2-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli