Installation manual

Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
7.3 Upgrade Phase 1
7.3.2 SYSTEST and FIELD Account Creation
If your system does not have SYSTEST or FIELD accounts, you will be given
the opportunity to create them at this time. These accounts are not required for
normal operation of OpenVMS. The User Environment Test Program (UETP) uses
SYSTEST to perform its functions. If this account does not exist you will have
to create it in order to run UETP. FIELD is traditionally used for field service
access. If this account does not exist, you may have to create it later or provide
an alternate account for field service.
SYSTEST account does not exist ...
* Do you want to create this account? (Y/N):
FIELD account does not exist ...
* Do you want to create this account? (Y/N):
7.3.3 Entering Passwords
To ensure system security, the upgrade procedure requires you to enter passwords
for the SYSTEM, SYSTEST, and FIELD accounts before continuing. Passwords
must contain at least 8 characters; they are not displayed by the system. Press
Return after you enter each password and it will be verified. You will not be
prompted for SYSTEST and FIELD passwords if those accounts do not exist. For
example:
To help provide a more secure system, you are asked to enter passwords
for key system accounts. Passwords must be a minimum of 8 characters
in length. You can enter new or existing passwords.
Enter passwords for the following accounts:
SYSTEM, SYSTEST, FIELD
* Enter password for SYSTEM:
* Reenter for verification:
%UAF-I-MDFYMSG, user record(s) updated
%VMS-I-PWD_OKAY, account password for SYSTEM verified
* Enter password for SYSTEST:
* Re-enter for verification:
%UAF-I-MDFYMSG, user record(s) updated
%VMS-I-PWD_OKAY, account password for SYSTEST verified
The SYSTEST_CLIG account will be disabled. You must reenable
it before running UETP but do not assign a password.
* Enter password for FIELD:
* Reenter for verification:
%UAF-I-MDFYMSG, user record(s) updated
%VMS-I-PWD_OKAY, account password for FIELD verified
If you enter a password incorrectly or if the password is too easy to guess, the
procedure displays error messages similar to the following:
%VMS-W-PWD-INVALID, account password for SYSTEST is invalid
%VMS-I-PWD-WEAK, password is too easy to guess
Because of the preceding error, you must take action to secure this account.
You must either disable this account, change its password, or do both.
When the procedure asks if you want to disable the account, type No and press
Return. When the procedure asks if you want to enter a new password, type Yes
and press Return. Then enter a new password. For example:
Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System 7–7