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Fabric OS Command Reference
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passwd
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NOTES
The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.
OPERANDS
The following operand is optional:
user_account
Specifies the user account for which the password is to be changed. The user
account must be an existing account, either default or user-created. Only users
with accounts of type "root", "factory", "SecurityAdmin", or "admin" can execute
this operand and have permission to change passwords for accounts other than
their own.
-old
old_password
Specifies the old password. This operand is optional; if omitted, the command
interactively prompts for the old password.
-new
new_password
Specifies the new password. This operand is optional; if omitted and only the old
password is specified on the command line, the command interactively prompts
for the new password.
DIAGNOSTICS
The system may generate one or more of the following error messages. Refer to the
Fabric OS Message
Reference
for more diagnostic information.
RADIUS enabled error
Password change disallowed, RADIUS authentication is enabled.
Password error
Password length, strength, or history policy not met.
"User" is not a valid user name
You have not specified a valid recognized user name on the system.
Permission denied
You do not have permission to change the password for the specified user.
Incorrect password
You have not entered the correct password when prompted for the old password.
Password unchanged
You have entered the carriage return special input case, choosing not to change
the password.
Passwords do not match
You have not correctly verified the new password.
Invalid length of password
You have entered a password length that is not between minlength and 40.
Insufficient number of lower case letters
The password you entered contains less than the minimum required number of
lowercase characters.
Insufficient number of upper case letters
The password you entered contains less than the minimum required number of
uppercase characters.
Insufficient number of digits in password
The password you entered contains less than the minimum required number of
numeric characters.
Insufficient number of punctuation characters
You have entered a password that contains less than the minimum required
number of punctuation characters.
