Recovering Accounts; How To Recover An Account; Changing Local Account Passwords; How To Change The Password For The Current Login Account - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

removed from the existing list. If the –h argument is not specified, the home Admin Domain will either
remain as it was or will be the lowest Admin Domain ID in the remaining list.

Recovering accounts

The following conditions apply to recovering user accounts:
• The attributes in the backup database replace the attributes in the current account database.
• An event is stored in the system message log, indicating that accounts have been recovered.
In secure mode, fabric distribution overwrites the local switch account database. The original local
switch database is saved as a backup and can be recovered. The local switch database is not backed
up in nonsecure mode.

How to recover an account

1. Connect to the switch and log in.
2. If a backup account exists, enter the following command.
userConfig --recover
The AD list for a user account is not recovered; recovered accounts are given access only to AD0,
regardless of previous AD assignments

Changing local account passwords

The following rules apply to changing passwords:
• A user can change their own password.
• Only users with Admin roles can change the password for other accounts. When changing an Admin
account password, you must provide the current password.
• An admin with ADlist 0- 1 0 cannot change the password on an
1 1-25. The user account being changed must have an ADlist that is a subset of the account that it
making the change.
• A new password must have at least one character different from the old password.
• You cannot change passwords using SNMP.
• Password prompting is disabled when security mode is enabled.
NOTE: Starting with Fabric OS v4.4.0, accounts with the Admin role can use Web Tools to change
passwords. Starting with Fabric OS v3.2.0, you cannot change default account names. Starting with Fabric
OS v5.1.0 password policies apply.
For information on password behavior when you upgrade (or downgrade) firmware, see
downgrading

How to change the password for the current login account

1. Connect to the switch and log in.
2. Enter the following command:
passwd
Enter the requested information at the prompts.
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admin user any
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