HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.x administrator guide (5697-0244, November 2009)

448 Understanding legacy password behaviour
Does a user need to know
the old passwords when
changing passwords using
the passwd command?
Yes, except when
the root user
changes another
user’s password.
This is standard
UNIX behavior;
Fabric OS does
not enforce any
additional
security.
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.
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.
Can passwd change
higher-level passwords?
For example, can admin
change root password?
Yes, but will ask
for the “old
password” of the
higher-level
account (example
“root”).
Yes; if users connect
as admin, they can
change the root,
factory, and admin
passwords.
However, if one
connects as user,
one can only
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.
Can API change
passwords?
Yes, only for
admin.
Yes, only for admin. Yes, only for admin.
Can Web Tools change
passwords?
No No No
Can SNMP change
passwords?
No No No
Table 104 Account/password characteristics matrix (continued)
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