HP StorageWorks 8/80 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide (5697 - Page 460

Table 98 Account/password characteristics matrix (continued) Topic 4.0.0 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 4.4.0 and later Can passwd change higher-level passwords? For example, can admin change root password? Can API change passwords? Can Web Tools change passwords? Can SNMP change passwords? Yes, but will ask for the "old password" of the higher-level account (example "root"). Yes; if users connect as admin, they can change the root, factory, and admin passwords. However, if one connects as user, one can only change the user password. Yes, only for admin. Yes, only for admin. No No No No 4.4.0 to 5.1.0 only: 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 99 describes the expected password prompting behaviors of various Fabric OS versions. Table 99 Password prompting matrix Topic 4.0.0 4.1.0 and later Must all password prompts be completed for any change to take effect? When does the password prompt appear? Is a user forced to answer password prompts before getting access to the firmware? No. Partial changes of all four passwords are allowed. When users connect as root, factory, or admin, the accounts with default password will be prompted for change. The accounts with non-default password will NOT be prompted. No, users can type in Ctrl-c to get out of password prompting. No. Partial changes of all four passwords are allowed. When users connect as root, factory, or admin, the accounts with default password will be prompted for change. The accounts with non-default password will NOT be prompted. No, users can type in Ctrl-c to get out of password prompting. Do users need to know the old root Yes in 4.0.0 No password when answering prompting? No in 4.0.2 only Are new passwords forced to be set to Yes Yes something different than the old passwords? Is password prompting disabled when Yes Yes security mode is enabled? Is the passwd command disabled until No Yes the user has answered password prompting? Does password prompting reappear Yes No when passwords are changed back to the default using the passwd command? Does password prompting reappear Yes Yes when passwords are changed back to the default using the passwdDefault command? 460 Understanding legacy password behaviour