HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS 5.0.0 User Guide (AA-RW1UA-TE, May 2005)

Managing Secure Fabric OS100
Modifying passwords in Secure mode
The passwd command can be used to modify the fabric-wide user password and the
passwords for the FCS switches. The secNonFCSPasswd can be used to modify the admin
password for non-FCS switches.
NOTE: If the password is changed for a login account, all open sessions using that account
are terminated, including the session from which the passwd command was executed, if
applicable.
Modifying the FCS switch passwords or the fabric-wide user password
The passwd command can be used to modify the passwords for the following accounts when
secure mode is enabled:
• The fabric-wide user account
• The admin, root, and factory accounts on the FCS switches
• Multiple user account (MUA) passwords for user-defined accounts
To modify the passwords:
1. From a sectelnet or Secure Shell session, log in to the primary FCS switch as admin, root,
or factory, depending on which password you want to modify (use the account for which
you want to modify a password or a higher-level account).
2. Type the passwd command.
3. Type the new passwords at the prompts. The passwords can be anywhere between 8 and
40 alphanumeric characters in length.
The passwords are distributed to all switches in the fabric and saved in the Secure Fabric
OS database. Any existing telnet connections to the switches are terminated and must be
reinitiated if access is required.
Modifying the non-FCS switch admin password
The secNonFCSPasswd command can be used to modify the password for the admin
account on non-FCS switches. Secure mode must be enabled to use this command.
switch:admin> passwd "admin"
Changing password for admin
Enter new password:
Re-type new password:
Password changed.
Saving password to stable storage.
Password saved to stable storage successfully.