Modifying Passwords In Secure Mode; Modifying The Fcs Switch Passwords Or The Fabric-Wide User Password - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Managing Secure Fabric OS

Modifying Passwords in Secure Mode

The passwd command can be used to modify the fabric-wide User password
and the passwords for the FCS switches. The secnonfcspasswd can be used
to modify the Admin password for Non-FCS switches.

Modifying the FCS Switch Passwords or the Fabric-wide User Password

You can use the passwd command to modify the passwords for the following
accounts when Secure Mode is enabled:
To modify the passwords:
1. From a sectelnet or SSH session, log into the Primary FCS switch as Admin,
2. Enter the passwd command.
3. Enter the new passwords at the prompts. The passwords can be anywhere
primaryfcs:admin> passwd
For username - admin
Old password:
New password:
Re-enter new password:
For username - user
New password:
Re-enter new passwd:
primaryfcs:admin>
96
The fabric-wide User account
The Admin, Root, and Factory accounts on the FCS switches
Root, or Factory, depending on which password you want to modify (use the
account for which you want to modify a password or a higher level account).
from 8 to 40 alphanumeric characters in length.
The passwords are distributed to all switches in the fabric and saved in the
Secure Fabric OS database. Any existing telnet connections to the switches
are terminated and must be re-initiated if access is required.
Example:
Secure Fabric OS Version 1.0 User Guide