HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.x administrator guide (5697-7344, March 2008)

500 Understanding legacy password behavior
Password prompting behaviors
T a b l e 111 describes the expected password prompting behaviors of various Fabric OS versions.
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.
4.4.0 to 5.1.0 only:
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 110 Account/password characteristics matrix (continued)
Topic 4.0.0 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 4.4.0 and later
Table 111 Password prompting matrix
Topic 4.0.0 4.1.0 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 4.0.0
No in 4.0.2 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 the
default using the passwd command?
Yes No
Does password prompting reappear
when passwords are changed back to the
default using the passwdDefault
command?
Yes Yes