Passwd - HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch Reference Manual

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Telnet Commands

passwd

Change system login name and password.
Synopsis
passwd ["user"]
Availability
All users
Description
Use this command to change the system login name and password.
To change the login name and password for a specific user, enter the command with the optional
"user" operand.
To change the login names and passwords for all users up to and including the current user's
security level, enter the command without the "user" operand.
In either case, the user is first prompted to change the login name. The current login name is shown
in brackets. Enter a new login name on this line or enter a carriage return to leave the previous login
name. If the login name supplied is not already in use by another user, the user is then prompted for
the old password. If the password entered matches the current password, the user is then prompted
twice for the new password. If the two copies do not match, the process is repeated at most two
more times until the command fails for that user.
The password must have from 8 to 40 characters. You can change the login name without changing
the associated password.
Use the following options to control input:
Return
Control-C (interrupt)
Control-D (end of file)
Operands
This command has the following operand:
user
Example
To change the admin user name and password:
1-140
When entered at a prompt with no preceding input, accepts the default value (if
applicable) and moves to the next prompt.
Aborts the command immediately and ignores all changes made. This key
combination may be different on your system.
When entered at a prompt with no preceding input, terminates the command and
saves changes made. This key combination may be different on your system.
Specify the name of the user, in quotation marks, for whom the login name and
password are to be changed. This operand is optional.
switch:admin> passwd "admin"
New username [admin]: maint
Old password: ********
New password: ********
Re-enter new password: ********
Committing configuration...done.
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