HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Administrator Guide (AA-RVHWB-TE, September 2005)

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D Understanding legacy password behavior
The following sections provide password information for early versions of Fabric OS firmware.
Password management information
Table 48 describes the password standards and behaviors between various versions of firmware.
Table 48 Account and password characteristics matrix
Characteristic Version 4.0.0 Versions 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 Versions 4.4.0 to 5.0.1
Number of default
accounts on the switch
4, chassis-based Core Switch 2/64—8 for
the chassis, 4 per switch
SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN
Switch 2/16V, SAN
Switch 2/32, SAN
Director 2/128—4
Core Switch 2/64—8 for the
chassis, 4 per switch
SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN
Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch
2/32, and SAN Switch
4/32, and SAN Director
2/128—4
Default account names root, factory, admin,
user
root, factory, admin, user root, factory, admin, user
Maximum and
minimum amount of
characters for a
password
0–8 (Standard UNIX) 8–40 characters with
printable ASCII
8–40 characters with
printable ASCII
Can different switch
instances use a
different password for
the same account login
level? For example,
can the password for
admin for switch 0 be
different from the
password for admin
for switch 1?
No Yes for Core Switch 2/64.
N/A for all other switches.
Yes for Core Switch 2/64.
N/A for all other switches.
Does the root account
use restricted shell?
No No No
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.
The old password is
required only when
changing the password for
the same level of user
password. Changing the
password for a lower-level
user does not require the
old password. For
example, when users
connect as admin, the old
admin password is
required to change the
admin password, but the
old user password is not
required to change the user
password.
The old password is required
only when changing the
password for the same level
of user password. Changing
the password for a
lower-level user does not
require the old password.
For example, when users
connect as admin, the old
admin password is required
to change the admin
password, but the old user
password is not required to
change the user password.