B Understanding Legacy Password Behavior; Password Management Information - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

B Understanding legacy password behavior
This appendix provides password information for early versions of Fabric OS firmware.

Password management information

Table 103 describes the password standards and behaviors between various versions of firmware.
Table 103 Account/password characteristics matrix
Topic
Number of default accounts
on the switch
Default account names
Account name changing
feature
Maximum and minimum
number of characters for a
password
Can different switch instances
use a different password for
the same account login level?
For example, the password
for admin for switch 0 can be
different from password for
admin for switch 1.
Does the root account use
restricted shell?
When connecting to a
factory installed switch, do
you use the default
passwords?
Does a user need to know the
old passwords when
changing passwords using
the passwd command?
4.0.0 4.1.0 to 4.2.0
4, chassis-based Core Switch 2/64 -
8 for the director, 4 per
switch.
All other switches and
directors - 4.
root, factory, admin, root, factory, admin,
user user; administrative
account is called
USERID
No No, regardless of
security mode.
0 - 8 (Standard 8 - 40 characters with
UNIX) printable ASCII
No Yes for Core Switch
2/64.
n/a for all other
switches.
No No
Yes Yes
Yes, except when Old password is
the root user required only when
changes another changing password for
user's password. the same level user
This is standard password. Changing
UNIX behavior; password for lower level
Fabric OS does not user does not require
enforce any old password. For
additional security. example, users connect
as admin; old admin
password is required to
change the admin
password. But old user
password is not
required to change the
user password.
4.4.0 and later
Core Switch 2/64 - 8
for the director, 4 per
switch.
All other switches and
directors - 4.
root, factory, admin,
user; administrative
account is called USERID
Supports the
userRename
command.
8 - 40 characters with
printable ASCII
Note: The minimum
password length for 5.1.0
is configurable.
Yes for Core Switch
2/64.
n/a for all other
switches.
No
Yes
4.4.0 to 5.1.0 only:
Old password is
required only when
changing password for
the same level user
password. Changing
password for lower level
user does not require old
password. For example,
users connect as admin;
old admin password is
required to change the
admin password. But old
user password is not
required to change the
user password.
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