Password - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850-48 Cli Reference Manual

AAA Commands

password

Configures the current user's password.
password
Syntax Definitions
N/A
Defaults
N/A
Platforms Supported
OmniSwitch 6400, 6850,6850E, 6855, 9000E
Usage Guidelines
•
If the snapshot command is used to capture the switch configuration, the text of the password is not
displayed in the file. Instead an authentication key is included in the file.
•
The password command does not require a password in-line; instead, after the command is entered,
the system displays a prompt for the password. Enter any alphanumeric string. (The string displays on
the screen as asterisks.) The system displays a prompt to verify the new password.
•
A new password cannot be identical to the current password; it cannot be identical to any of the three
passwords that preceded the current password.
•
The password may be up to 47 characters. The default minimum password length is 8 characters.
•
Note that the exclamation point (!) is not a valid password character. In addition, specifying an aster-
isk (*) as one or more characters in a password is allowed as long as every character is not an asterisk.
For example, password **123456** is allowed; password ******** is not allowed.
•
Password settings are saved automatically; that is, the
command is not required to save password settings over a reboot.
Examples
-> password
enter old password: ********
enter new password: *********
reenter new password: *********
->
Release History
Release 6.1; command was introduced.
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide June 2012
write memory or configuration snapshot
page 36-53