HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS V3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide - Page 470

Fabric OS Commands If the fabric is in secure mode, the behavior of the command is as follows: ■ If you change your current login level password, you are also prompted to change the passwords of all the user levels below your current level in the user level hierarchy. For example, if you execute this command as the Admin user, you are prompted to change the password of the User account, as User is below Admin in the hierarchy. If you execute this command as the Root level, then you are prompted to change the passwords of Factory, Admin, and User. If the command is aborted at any point, the current passwords are not changed for any user level. ■ The command can only be run on the primary FCS switch. The changed passwords will be distributed to all FCS switches. Non-FCS switches will be updated if the password of the user account is changed. ■ Changing the password of any user level will cause the login session of that account (if logged in) to be terminated. Note: If the Security option is enabled on the fabric this command is disabled on all switches except the Primary FCS. See "Security Commands" on page 941. Refer to the HP StorageWorks Extended Fabric Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide for more information. The new password must fulfill these rules: ■ For V3.1.x, the password must have 6 to 8 characters. If more than 8 characters are entered, only the first 8 characters are used for password validation at user login. ■ For V4.1.x, the password must have 8 to 40 characters. ■ Must not be the same as the previous password. ■ Must not match either the username or any word of the realname, either in normal or in reverse order, or at the beginning or at the end. ■ Must contain characters out of at least two of the following classes: upper and lower case letters, digits, or non-alphanumeric characters. The currently logged in user can change the passwords for their own security level, and any security level below. The hierarchy of user login levels is as follows: 1. Root 2. Factory 470 Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide