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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide D-3
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Password Prompting Behaviors
D
Password Prompting Behaviors
The following table describes the expected password prompting behaviors of various
Fabric OS versions.
Table D-2 Password Prompting Matrix
Topic v4.0.0 v4.1.0 and later
Must all password prompts be
completed for any change to
take effect?
No. Partial changes of all
four passwords are
allowed.
No. Partial changes of all
four passwords are allowed.
When does the password
prompt appear?
When users connect as
root, factory, or admin, the
accounts with default
password will be prompted
for change. The accounts
with non-default password
will NOT be prompted.
When users connect as root,
factory, or admin, the
accounts with default
password will be prompted
for change. The accounts
with non-default password
will NOT be prompted.
Is a user forced to answer
password prompts before
getting access to the firmware?
No, users can type in Ctrl-
c to get out of password
prompting.
No, users can type in Ctrl-c
to get out of password
prompting.
Do users need to know the old
root password when answering
prompting?
Yes in v4.0.0
*No in v4.0.2 only
No
Are new passwords forced to
be set to something different
than the old passwords?
Yes Yes
Is password prompting disabled
when security mode is enabled?
Yes Yes
Is the passwd command
disabled until the user has
answered password prompting?
No Yes
Does password prompting
reappear when passwords are
changed back to default using
the passwd command?
Yes No
Does password prompting
reappear when passwords are
changed back to default using
the passwdDefault command?
Yes Yes