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Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability.
Use the following keys to control input:
Return
Ctrl-D (end-of-file) When entered at a prompt with no preceding input, terminates the command
Note
The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.
Operands
This command has the following operand:
"user"
Examples
To change the password for the admin user:
switch:admin> passwd "admin"
Changing password for admin
Enter new password:
Re-type new password:
Password changed.
Saving password to stable storage.
Password saved to stable storage successfully.
switch:admin>
Diagnostics
When failures are detected, the subtext might report one or more of the following error messages:
"user" is not a valid user name
Permission denied
Incorrect password
Password unchanged You have entered the carriage return special input case, choosing not to change
Passwords do not match
Invalid length of password
Insufficient number of lower case letters You have entered a password that contains less then the
Insufficient number of upper case lettersYou have entered a password that contains less then the
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When entered at a prompt with no preceding input, accepts the default value (if
applicable) and moves to the next prompt.
without changing the password. This is valid on most computers; however, your
settings could be different.
Specify the name of the user in quotation marks, where the password is to be
changed. This operand is optional and must be an existing account, either default
or user-created. You can only specify the name of the user when you are the level
of root>, factory or admin. If you try to change the password of a user level who
is equal or higher in hierarchy (for example admin changing the root password),
you are prompted to enter the current password of the level whose password is
being changed. If you try to change the password of a user level who is lower in
hierarchy, you are not prompted to enter the current password.
You have not specified a user name that is a valid, recognized user name on the
system.
You do not have permission to change the login name or password specified.
You have not entered the correct password when prompted for the old password.
the password.
You have not correctly verified the new password.
You have entered password length not between minlength and 40.
minimum required number of lowercase characters.
minimum required number of uppercase characters.
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