HP AE370A HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.x administrator guide (5697-7344, March - Page 496
Password prompting behaviors, Table 111 Password prompting matrix, Table 110
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Table 110 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? 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 111 describes the expected password prompting behaviors of various Fabric OS versions. Table 111 Password prompting matrix Topic 4.0.0 4.1.0 and later Must all password prompts be completed No. Partial changes of all No. Partial changes of all for any change to take effect? four passwords are allowed. four passwords are allowed. When does the password prompt appear? 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. 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 type in Ctrl-c to get out of password prompting. 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? 500 Understanding legacy password behavior
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