HP AE370A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch 4/12 Administrator's Manual page 422

Table 94 Account/password characteristics matrix (continued)
Topic
Does a user need to know
the old passwords when
changing passwords using
the passwd command?
Can passwd change
higher-level passwords?
For example, can admin
change root password?
Can API change
passwords?
Can Web Tools change
passwords?
Can SNMP change
passwords?
406 Understanding legacy password behaviour
v4.0.0 v4.1.0 to v4.2.0
Yes, except when Old password is
the root user required only when
changes another changing password
user's password. for the same level
This is standard user password.
UNIX behavior; Changing password
Fabric OS does for lower level user
not enforce any does not require old
additional password. For
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.
Yes, but will ask Yes; if users connect
for the "old as admin, they can
password" of the change the root,
higher-level factory, and admin
account (example passwords.
"root"). However, if one
connects as user,
one can only
change the user
password.
Yes, only for Yes, only for admin.
admin.
No No
No No
v4.4.0 to 5.1.x
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.
Yes, if users connect
as admin, they can
change the root,
factory and admin
passwords after first
entering the old
password for the
respective account.
Yes, only for admin.
No
No