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D-2 Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Password Management Information
D
When connecting to a
factory installed
switch, do you use the
default passwords?
Yes Yes Yes
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 D-1 Account/Password Characteristics Matrix (Continued)
Topic v4.0.0 v4.1.0 to v4.2.0 v4.4.0 to 5.0.1