1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserService.cs
index 497800d26..21a94a4e0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserService.cs
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
     {
         [ApiMember(Name = "Name", IsRequired = true, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "body", Verb = "POST")]
         public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        [ApiMember(Name = "Password", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "body", Verb = "POST")]
+        public string Password { get; set; }
     }
 
     [Route("/Users/ForgotPassword", "POST", Summary = "Initiates the forgot password process for a local user")]
@@ -362,8 +365,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
             }
 
             _sessionMananger.RevokeUserTokens(user.Id, null);
-
-            return _userManager.DeleteUser(user);
+            _userManager.DeleteUser(user);
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -406,7 +409,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
                 PasswordSha1 = request.Password,
                 RemoteEndPoint = Request.RemoteIp,
                 Username = request.Username
-
             }).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             return ToOptimizedResult(result);
@@ -508,20 +510,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
         /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
         public async Task<object> Post(CreateUserByName request)
         {
-            var dtoUser = request;
+            var newUser = _userManager.CreateUser(request.Name);
 
-            var newUser = await _userManager.CreateUser(dtoUser.Name).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            // no need to authenticate password for new user
+            if (request.Password != null)
+            {
+                await _userManager.ChangePassword(newUser, request.Password).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
 
             var result = _userManager.GetUserDto(newUser, Request.RemoteIp);
 
             return ToOptimizedResult(result);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Posts the specified request.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="request">The request.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
         public async Task<object> Post(ForgotPassword request)
         {
             var isLocal = Request.IsLocal || _networkManager.IsInLocalNetwork(Request.RemoteIp);