HP A7533A HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1 administrator guide (5697-0235, Dece - Page 466

Table 97 Account/password characteristics matrix (continued) Topic 4.0.0 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 4.4.0 and later Does a user need to know the old passwords when changing passwords using the passwd command? Yes, except when the root user changes another user's password. This is standard UNIX behavior; Fabric OS does not enforce any additional security. Old password is required only when changing password for the same level user password. Changing password for lower level user does not require old password. For example, users connect as admin; old admin password is required to change the admin password. But old user password is not required to change the user password. 4.4.0 to 5.1.0 only: Old password is required only when changing password for the same level user password. Changing password for lower level user does not require old password. For example, users connect as admin; old admin password is required to change the admin password. But old user password is not required to change the user password. Can passwd change higher-level passwords? For example, can admin change root password? 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. 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. Can API change passwords? Yes, only for admin. Yes, only for admin. Yes, only for admin. Can Web Tools change No No No passwords? Can SNMP change No No No passwords? Password prompting behaviors Table 98 describes the expected password prompting behaviors of various Fabric OS versions. Table 98 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? 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. 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. Is a user forced to answer password prompts before getting access to the firmware? No, users can enter Ctrl-c to get out of password prompting. No, users can enter 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? 466 Understanding legacy password behavior