Dell Brocade G620 Brocade 8.0.1 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 610

passwd The passwd command behaves as follows: • If you are changing your own password, you are prompted to enter the old password and, if your entry is valid, you are prompted to enter the new password. Alternately, you may specify the old and new password on the command line. • If a you are changing another user's password with greater privileges than your current login level, you are prompted to enter that user level's old password and, if your entry is valid, you are prompted for a new password. • If you are changing another user's password, the target account's AD member list must be a subset of your account's AD member list. • If you are logged in as the root user when changing another user's password, you are not prompted to enter the old password. If you are a factory account, an admin, or SecurityAdmin account, you are not prompted to enter the current password unless the target account is root. • Changing the password of any user level causes the login session of that account (if logged in) to terminate. When invoked without an operand, this command changes the password for the current user account. Notes The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric restrictions that may be in place. Refer to "Using Fabric OS Commands" and "Command Availability" for details. Operands 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. Diagnostics 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. 586 Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 53-1004112-02