HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-0 - Page 416

2 Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability. passwdCfg after a specified period. An administrator can unlock a locked account at any time. Note that the account locked state is distinct from the account disabled state. Note The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place. Operands This command has the following operands: --help Displays the passwdCfg synopsis. --set Configures the following parameters: -lowercase value Specifies the minimum number of lowercase alphabetic characters that must occur in the password. The default value is 0. The maximum value must be less than or equal to -minlength value. -uppercase value Specifies the minimum number of uppercase alphabetic characters that must occur in the password. The default value is 0. The maximum value must be less than or equal to -minlength value. -digits value Specifies the minimum number of numeric digits that must occur in the password. The default value is 0. The maximum value must be less than or equal to -minlength value. -punctuation value Specifies the minimum number of punctuation characters that must occur in the password. All displayable, nonalphanumeric punctuation characters, except the colon (:), is allowed. The default value is 0. The maximum value must be less than or equal to -minlength value. -minlength value Specifies the minimum length of the password. The minimum can be set as 8 to 40. Passwords must be between the minimum length specified to 40 characters. The default value is 8. The total of -lowercase, -uppercase, -digits, -punctuation must be less than or equal to -minlength value. -history value Specifies the number of past password values that are disallowed when setting a new password. A value of 1 to 24 can be specified. The default value is 1. -minpasswordage value Specifies the minimum number of days that must elapse before a password can be changed. -minpasswordage can be set at 0 to 999. The default value is 0. Setting this parameter to a nonzero value discourages a user from rapidly changing a password in order to defeat the password history setting to reuse a recently used password. The minpasswordage policy is not enforced when an administrator changes the password for another user. When -maxpasswordage is set to a nonzero value, -minpasswordage must be set to a value less than or equal to -maxpasswordage. 2-382 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01