HP 3PAR StoreServ 7400 2-node HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Reference (OS 3.1 - Page 61

checkpassword DESCRIPTION The checkpassword command prompts for the 's password and then displays the steps the system uses to authenticate the user and determine the user's access to the system. The information includes whether the user is local to the system or authenticated and authorized based on the configuration parameters set with setauthparam command for use with LDAP. SYNTAX checkpassword [] AUTHORITY • Super, Edit, Browse, Service • Any role granted the password_checkany right can check the password of any user. • Any role granted the password_checkown right can only check their own password. NOTE: You need access to all domains in order to run this command. OPTIONS None. SPECIFIER If the parameter is not specified, then the current user is used. Only users with Super privileges with access to all domains can specify names other than their own. RESTRICTIONS None. EXAMPLES The following example displays the authentication and authorization of user User1: cli% checkpassword User1 password: + attempting authentication and authorization using system-local data user User1 is authenticated and authorized • The output of the checkpassword command is a series of information statements, each starting with a plus sign (+) that indicates the steps the system is using to authenticate the user and determine the privilege level. • The last line of output shows the summary of the steps with the user either being unauthenticated or authenticated and authorized. NOTES • The output of the checkpassword command is based on current authentication and authorization parameters and might differ from the user's actual authorization level if the checkpassword 61