HP Brocade 8/24c Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric - Page 581

22 passwd Password matches one of the previous passwords The password you entered matches one of the previous passwords. You must wait longer to change your password You cannot change the password before the minimum aging period expires. Password contains invalid characters The password you entered contains invalid characters. EXAMPLES To change the password for the admin account while logged in as admin: switch:admin> passwd Changing password for admin Enter new password: Re-type new password: Password changed. Saving password to stable storage. Password saved to stable storage successfully. To change the password for user "admin" from an admin account noninteractively: switch:admin> passwd -old password -new adminpass Password changed. Saving password to stable storage. Password saved to stable storage successfully. To change the password for user "brocadeUser" from an admin account noninteractively: switch:admin> passwd -old brocadeUser -old brcdPasswd -new mynewPasswd Password changed. Saving password to stable storage. Password saved to stable storage successfully. SEE ALSO login, logout, passwdCfg Fabric OS Command Reference 547 53-1001764-01