diff --git a/tests/army/user/test_passwd.py b/tests/army/user/test_passwd.py
index ac82ee0d55..cc0ab1a113 100644
--- a/tests/army/user/test_passwd.py
+++ b/tests/army/user/test_passwd.py
@@ -6,15 +6,37 @@ from frame.caseBase import *
 from frame.epath import *
 from frame import *
 
-
 class TDTestCase(TBase):
+    def apiPath(self):
+        apiPath = None
+        currentFilePath = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+        if ("community/tests" in currentFilePath):
+            testFilePath = currentFilePath[:currentFilePath.find("community/tests")]
+        else:
+            testFilePath = currentFilePath[:currentFilePath.find("TDengine/tests")]
+    
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(testFilePath):
+            if ("passwdTest.c" in files):
+                apiPath = root
+                break
+        return apiPath
+
     def run(self):
-        c_file_path = os.sep.join([binPath(), "passwdTest localhost"])
-        p = subprocess.Popen(c_file_path, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        apiPath = self.apiPath()
+        if apiPath:
+            p = subprocess.Popen(f"cd {apiPath} && make", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            out, err = p.communicate()
+            if 0 != p.returncode:
+                tdLog.exit("Test script passwdTest.c make failed")
+            test_file_cmd = os.sep.join([apiPath, "passwdTest localhost"])
+        else:
+            tdLog.exit("passwdTest.c not found")
+        p = subprocess.Popen(test_file_cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         out, err = p.communicate()
         if 0 != p.returncode:
             tdLog.exit("Failed to run passwd test with output: %s \n error: %s" % (out, err))
         tdLog.success(f"{__file__} successfully executed")
+       
 
 tdCases.addLinux(__file__, TDTestCase())
 tdCases.addWindows(__file__, TDTestCase())