HP StorageWorks 2/16V HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Procedures User Guide (AA- - Page 234
Password prompting behaviors, Table 49 Password prompting matrix, Characteristic, Version 4.0.0
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Table 48 Account and password characteristics matrix (continued) Characteristic Version 4.0.0 Versions 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 Can passwd change higher-level passwords? For example, can admin change root password? Yes, but you must supply the old password of the higher-level account (example root). Can API change passwords? Can Advanced Web Tools change passwords? Can SNMP change passwords? Yes, only for admin. No No Yes; if users connect as admin, they can change the root, factory, and admin passwords. However, if one connects as user, one can change only the user password. Yes, only for admin. No No Versions 4.4.0 to 5.0.1 Yes, if users connect as admin, they can change the root, factory and admin passwords after first entering the old password for the respective account. Yes, only for admin. No No Password prompting behaviors Table 49 describes the expected password prompting behaviors of various Fabric OS versions. Table 49 Password prompting matrix Issue Version 4.0.0 Version 4.1.0 and later Must all password prompts be completed for any change to take effect? No. Partial changes of all No. Partial changes of all four four passwords are allowed. passwords are allowed. When does the password prompt appear? When users connect as root, factory, or admin, the accounts with default password are prompted for change. The accounts with non-default password are not prompted. When users connect as root, factory, or admin, the accounts with default password are prompted for change. The accounts with non-default password are not prompted. Is a user forced to answer password prompts before getting access to the firmware? No, users can press Ctrl-c to No, users can press Ctrl-c to get out of password get out of password prompting. prompting. Do users need to know the old root password when answering prompting? Yes in 4.0.0 No *No in 4.0.2 only [*Users do not need to know the old root password if they are running Fabric OS 4.0.2 only.]. Are new passwords forced to be Yes Yes set to something different than the old passwords? Is password prompting disabled Yes Yes when security mode is enabled? Is the passwd command No Yes disabled until the user has answered password prompting? 234 Understanding legacy password behavior