Brocade OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v6.0.0 (53-1000599-01, October 2007)

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• If a you are changing another user’s password with greater privileges than your current login
level, you are prompted to enter that user level’s old password and, if your entry is valid, you
will be prompted for a new password.
• If you are changing another user’s password, the target account's AD member list must be a
subset of your account's AD member list.
• If you are logged in as the root user when changing another user’s password, you are not
prompted to enter the old password. If you are factory account, admin, or securityAdmin
account, you are not prompted to enter the current password unless the target account is root.
• Changing the password of any user level causes the login session of that account (if logged in)
to terminate.
Examples To change the password for the admin account while logged in as admin:
switch:admin> passwd
Changing password for admin
Enter new password:
Re-type new password:
Password changed.
Saving password to stable storage.
Password saved to stable storage successfully.
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 password length 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