Configuring Password Control; Enabling Password Control - HP 12500 Series Configuration Manual

Settings for super passwords apply to only super passwords.
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The previous four types of settings have the following priorities:
For local user passwords, the settings with a smaller application range have a higher priority.
For super passwords, the settings configured specifically for super passwords, if any, override
those configured in system view.
To configure password control:
Task

Enabling password control

Setting global password control parameters
Setting user group password control parameters
Setting local user password control parameters
Setting super password control parameters
Setting a local user password in interactive mode

Configuring password control

Enabling password control
Enable the global password control feature in system view.
1.
Password control configurations take effect only after the password control feature is enabled
globally.
Enable password control functions individually.
2.
The following password control functions need to be enabled individually after the password
control feature is enabled globally:
Password aging
Minimum password length
Password history
Password composition checking
You must enable a function for its relevant configurations to take effect.
To enable password control:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enable the global password
control feature.
3. Enable a specific password
control function.
Command
system-view
password-control enable
password-control { aging |
composition | history | length }
enable
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Remarks
Required.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.
Optional.
Remarks
N/A
By default, this feature is disabled.
Optional.
All of the four password control
functions are enabled by default.