HP StorageWorks 2/64 - Core Switch Command Reference Manual page 387

Use the following keys to control input:
Return
Ctrl+D (end-of-file)
Operands
This command has the following operand:
user
Examples
To change the password for the admin user:
switch:admin> passwd "admin"
Changing password for admin
Enter new password:
Re-type new password:
Password changed.
Saving password to stable storage.
Password saved to stable storage successfully.
Diagnostics
When failures are detected, the subtext might report one or more of the following error messages:
"user" is not a valid user name.
Permission denied.
Incorrect password.
Password unchanged.
Passwords do not match.
See the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x diagnostics and system error messages reference guide for
more information.
See also
login
logout
When entered at a prompt with no preceding input, accepts the
default value (if applicable) and moves to the next prompt.
When entered at a prompt with no preceding input, terminates
the command without changing the password. This is valid on
most computers; however, your settings could be different.
Specify the name of the user, in quotation marks, for which you want to
modify the password. This operand is optional. Valid values are root,
factory, admin, or user.
You can only specify this operand when you are logged in as root,
factory, or admin. If you try to change the password of a user level
higher in the hierarchy (for example, you are admin and attempting to
change the root password), you are prompted to enter the current
password of that level. If you try to change the password of a user level
lower in the hierarchy, you are not prompted to enter the current
password.
You have not specified a user name that is a
valid, recognized user name on the system.
You do not have permission to change the login
name or password specified.
You have not entered the correct password when
prompted for the old password.
You have entered the carriage return special input
case, choosing not to change the password.
You have not correctly verified the new password.
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