Making The System Secure; Set Password Command - Compaq AlphaServer 1200 User Manual

4.8 Making the System Secure

Placing the console in secure mode ensures that unauthorized persons cannot
gain access to the system. The commands for console security are set password,
clear password, and set secure. The login command turns off security features
during the current console session.
Example 4-16 Set Password Command
P00>>> set password
Please enter the password:
Please enter the password again:
P00>>>
P00>>> set password
Please enter the password:
Please enter the password again:
Now enter the old password:
P00>>>
P00>>> set password
Please enter the password:
Password length must be between 15 and 30 characters
P00>>>
The set password command sets the console password for the first time or changes
an existing password. It is necessary to set the password only if the system is going
to operate in secure mode.
If a password has not been set and the set password command is issued, the console
prompts for a password and verification.
If a password has been set and the set password command is issued, the console
prompts for the new password and verification, then prompts for the old password.
The password is unchanged if the validation password entered does not match the
existing password in the NVRAM.
The password length must be between 15 and 30 alphanumeric characters. Any
characters entered after the 30th character are not stored.
The syntax is:
set password
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# Password is not
# echoed.
# Validation is not
# echoed.
# Changing a password.
# Password entered is
# too short.