TACL Reference Manual

UTILS:TACL Commands and Functions
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PASSWORD Program
PASSWORD Program
Use the PASSWORD program to create, change, or delete your password.
(Passwords are optional and might not be required on your system.)
run-option
is any of the options described in the RUN[D|V] Command on page 156.
password
is the new password that you must enter when you log on. If you omit password,
your current password is deleted and no password is required to log on with your
user name. A password can include from one to eight characters, except for
spaces, commas, and null characters. Lowercase letters are not converted to
uppercase. Do not end the password with an ampersand (&) character unless you
intend to continue the password on the next line.
Considerations
•
PASSWORD entered with no following parameters deletes your current password.
Thereafter, no password is required to log on with your user name.
•
A new user who has just been added to the system has no password.
•
Although you can use control characters in your password, entering control
characters might cause undesired changes in terminal operation. On some
terminals, certain control characters cannot be used in passwords. Refer to the
user documentation for your terminal for information about the effect of control
characters on terminal operation.
Example
If you are user 8,44, you can give yourself the password “schubert” (all lowercase) by
entering:
14> PASSWORD schubert
THE PASSWORD FOR USER (008,044) HAS BEEN CHANGED.
You must now enter this password whenever you log on.
PASSWORD [ / run-option [ , run-option ] ... / ]
[ password ]