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# Update

## Overview

Updates the account and returns a status

### Syntax

Update(1)

### Function Properties

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| Ordinal | Type   |              | Description                            |
| ------- | ------ | ------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| **1**   | string | **Required** | Attributes regarding account to change |

## Example

This sample code changes the password of the account user specified by the external key.

```
var acctUser = AccountUser.Init('myAccountUser', 123456789);
var status = acctUser.Update({ "Password" : "XXXXX" });
```