HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch Reference Manual page 470

Fabric OS Commands
If the fabric is in secure mode, the behavior of the command is as follows:
Note:
switches except the Primary FCS. See
HP StorageWorks Extended Fabric Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
information.
The new password must fulfill these rules:
The currently logged in user can change the passwords for their own security
level, and any security level below. The hierarchy of user login levels is as
follows:
1. Root
2. Factory
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If you change your current login level password, you are also prompted to
change the passwords of all the user levels below your current level in the user
level hierarchy. For example, if you execute this command as the Admin user,
you are prompted to change the password of the User account, as User is
below Admin in the hierarchy. If you execute this command as the Root level,
then you are prompted to change the passwords of Factory, Admin, and User.
If the command is aborted at any point, the current passwords are not changed
for any user level.
The command can only be run on the primary FCS switch. The changed
passwords will be distributed to all FCS switches. Non-FCS switches will be
updated if the password of the user account is changed.
Changing the password of any user level will cause the login session of that
account (if logged in) to be terminated.
If the Security option is enabled on the fabric this command is disabled on all
For V3.1.x, the password must have 6 to 8 characters. If more than 8
characters are entered, only the first 8 characters are used for password
validation at user login.
For V4.1.x, the password must have 8 to 40 characters.
Must not be the same as the previous password.
Must not match either the username or any word of the realname, either in
normal or in reverse order, or at the beginning or at the end.
Must contain characters out of at least two of the following classes: upper and
lower case letters, digits, or non-alphanumeric characters.
"Security Commands" on page 941. Refer to the
Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide
for more