CLI Guide

passwordaction
Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description
passwordaction
Configures and tests the password for
the specified User ID. This option
cannot be replicated. All three sub-
options, action, userid, and
password must be included in the
command line.
NOTE: This option does not
support 20 byte passwords.
--userid
2–16, if your
system has a DRAC
5 controller
Specifies the BMC User ID. This sub-
option cannot be replicated.
--action setpassword,
testpassword
Sets or tests the password for the
specified User ID. This sub-option
cannot be replicated.
--password <string>
Sets the password (maximum of 16
printable ASCII characters) for the
specified BMC User ID. This sub-option
cannot be replicated.
Example (to set and test the password
for User ID 3):
A:>syscfg passwordaction --
userid=3 --action=setpassword
--password=bmcmaster
passwordaction userid=3
action=setpassword
password=*********
A:>syscfg passwordaction --
userid=3 --
action=testpassword --
password=bmcmastor
Password test failed.
pefcfgparams
Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description
pefcfgparams
or pcp
Configures and displays PEF
configuration parameters. This option
can be replicated.
--filter fanfail,
voltfail,
discretevoltf
ail,
tempwarn,
tempfail,
intrusion,
Specifies a PEF value. This sub-option
can be replicated.
For a complete list of all possible PEF
messages along a description of each
event, see BMC Platform Events Filter
Alert Messages
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