Change password with apple script

HI there,
i'm using the do shell script "dscl . -passwd /Users/my username 1"
it runs without problems but its not changing the password.
please advise,
Rafi.

You are using "-test" instead of "-passwd" for starters
then you have a space in the username:
do shell script "dscl . -test /Users/ rafi test 123"
should be
do shell script "dscl . -password /Users/rafi test 123"
I am not an expert in dscl, but the best way for you to test whether do shell script is going to work is to run it in Terminal first.

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