Security And Authentication; User Rights Management; Change Password - Siemens SCALANCE W770 Series Configuration Manuals

Security and authentication

This part contains the sections that describe the access rights and authentication methods.
11.1

User rights management

This section describes commands for access as administrator and the configuration of the
authentication methods.
When you transfer the configuration of a device to TIA, the configured users, roles and groups
are not transferred.
11.1.1

change password

Description
With this command, you change the password of the logged in user.
Requirement
● You are logged into the device with a local user account
● You are in the User EXEC mode or in the Privileged EXEC mode.
The command prompt is as follows:
cli> or cli#
Syntax
Call up the command with the following parameters:
change password <passwd>
The parameter has the following meaning:
Parameter
passwd
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Description
Value for the password
Range of values / note
Enter the password.
The entry depends on the password policy.
The show password-policy com‐
mand shows which password policy is cur‐
rently being used.
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