HP iLO 3 User Guide

TIP: Click the select all check box to select all of the available user privileges.

For more information about each privilege, see “Viewing local user accounts” (page 33).

5. Do one of the following:

• Click Add User to save the new user.

• Click Update User to save the user account changes.

Password guidelines

HP recommends that you follow these password guidelines:

• Passwords should:

Never be written down or recorded◦

◦ Never be shared with others

◦ Not be words found in a dictionary

◦ Not be obvious words, such as the company name, product name, user name, or login

name

• Passwords should have at least three of the following characteristics:

One numeric character◦

◦ One special character

◦ One lowercase character

◦ One uppercase character

Depending on the Minimum Password Length setting on the Access Settings page, the password

can have a minimum of zero characters (no password) and a maximum of 39 characters. The

default Minimum Password Length is eight characters.

IMPORTANT: HP does not recommend setting the Minimum Password Length to fewer than eight

characters unless you have a physically secure management network that does not extend outside

the secure data center. For information about setting the Minimum Password Length, see

“Configuring access options” (page 40).

IPMI/DCMI users

The iLO firmware follows the IPMI 2.0 specification. When you are adding IPMI/DCMI users, the

characters.

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