Dell Brocade 6520 Command Reference Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 604

2 passwd NOTES OPERANDS DIAGNOSTICS The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for details. The following operand is optional: user_account Specifies the user account for which the password is to be changed. The user account must be an existing account, either default or user-created. Only users with accounts of type "root", "factory", "SecurityAdmin", or "admin" can execute this operand and have permission to change passwords for accounts other than their own. -old old_password Specifies the old password. This operand is optional; if omitted, the command interactively prompts for the old password. -new new_password Specifies the new password. This operand is optional; if omitted and only the old password is specified on the command line, the command interactively prompts for the new password. The system may generate one or more of the following error messages. Refer to the Fabric OS Message Reference for more diagnostic information. RADIUS enabled error Password change disallowed, RADIUS authentication is enabled. Password error Password length, strength, or history policy not met. "User" is not a valid user name You have not specified a valid recognized user name on the system. Permission denied You do not have permission to change the password for the specified user. Incorrect password You have not entered the correct password when prompted for the old password. Password unchanged You have entered the carriage return special input case, choosing not to change the password. Passwords do not match You have not correctly verified the new password. Invalid length of password You have entered a password length that is not between minlength and 40. Insufficient number of lower case letters The password you entered contains less than the minimum required number of lowercase characters. Insufficient number of upper case letters The password you entered contains less than the minimum required number of uppercase characters. Insufficient number of digits in password The password you entered contains less than the minimum required number of numeric characters. Insufficient number of punctuation characters You have entered a password that contains less than the minimum required number of punctuation characters. 576 Fabric OS Command Reference 53-1002746-01