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Issue 2: Sep 99
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COMMAND CODE: ED-PID
PURPOSE
EDIT PASSWORD IDENTIFICATION
This command changes a user’s password. The user name and password are case (uppercase/lowercase)
sensitive and must be entered exactly as assigned.
INPUT FORMAT
ED-PID:[<tid>]:<uid>:<ctag>::<pid>,<new pid>;
EXAMPLE
Input:
ED-PID::super:155::ORION,CASSIOPEIA;
Response:
SANJOSE-114 1997-12-08 15:04:13
M
155 COMPLD
;
This example, tagged as command 155, changes the old password of ORION to CASSIOPEIA for user
“super”.
parameter
value
meaning
uid
user name
the user whose password is being changed
pid
existing password
password identification
new pid
up to 10 characters (see
note below)
new password identification
Note: The password can have a minimum of 1 character and a maximum of 10 characters. At least one alpha
character must be used. Alpha characters can be uppercase, lowercase, or a mixture of both. Any printable char-
acter can be used except: comma (,), colon (:), semicolon (;), null (), space ( ), ampersand (&), and equal sign (=).