Ignite-UX Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i (B3921-90079, October 2013)

Set Root Password...
To ensure the security of the client system, create a password for the root account by clicking this
button. The Set Root Password dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 72.
Figure 72 Set Root Password Dialog Box
To strengthen security, HP recommends that you observe the following requirements when setting
a password:
• The password should be eight characters long.
• Characters should be from the English alphabet.
• The password should contain at least two uppercase letters, two lowercase letters, and at least
one numeric or special character.
• Avoid the use of the @ special character; if it must be used, you must use the syntax \@.
NOTE: Ignite-UX uses the crypt library function to encrypt the entered password. As such, the
root password is truncated to eight characters, maximum. See crypt(3C) for more information. This
limits passwords entered interactively for client recoveries of trusted systems to eight characters,
even if a longer one had been in place before the recovery. If the root password is not changed
interactively, the old one is retained with its original length.
Network Services... Button
Click this button to configure the network services available to the client.
Configuring the Installation 133