Brocade Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide (53-1000244-01, November 2006)

Secure Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide 4-9
Publication Number: 53-1000244-01
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admin
Can use to modify admin and
user passwords.
Available on all switches.
Password is specific to each
switch; can modify using the
passwd command.
Available on all switches. Can
create temporary passwords.
Two passwords:
• One for all FCS switches;
can modify using passwd
command on the primary
FCS switch.
• One for all non-FCS
switches; can modify using
secNonFCSPasswd
command on the primary
FCS switch.
switchAdmin, Operator,
ZoneAdmin, FabricAdmin
Available on all switches.
Password is specific to each
switch; can modify using the
passwd command.
Available on all switches.
Note: The switchAdmin,
Operator, ZoneAdmin,
FabricAdmin role accounts can
log in to a switch running Fabric
OS v3.2.0 or v4.4.0 but it
depreciates to a user-level role
permissions.
factory
Created for switch initialization
purposes; not recommended for
administrative operations.
Can use to modify factory,
admin, and user passwords.
Available on all switches.
Password is specific to each
switch; can modify using the
passwd command.
Available on FCS switches only.
However, can temporarily enable
root and factory accounts on non-
FCS switches by creating a
temporary password.
Password is common to all FCS
switches; can modify using
passwd command on the primary
FCS switch.
root
Created for debugging
purposes; not recommended for
administrative operations.
Can use to modify root, factory,
admin, and user passwords.
Available on all switches.
Password is specific to each
switch; can modify using the
passwd command.
Available on FCS switches only.
However, can temporarily enable
root and factory accounts on non-
FCS switches by creating a
temporary password.
Password is common to all FCS
switches; can modify using
passwd command on the primary
FCS switch.
Table 4-3 Login Account Behavior with Secure Mode Disabled and Enabled (Continued)
Account Role Secure Mode Disabled Secure Mode Enabled