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user password

Set or change the appliance password for the specified user. This command allows admin-level users to change their own password or the password for another admin-level, operator-level, or monitor-level user. Operator-level or monitor-level users can use the my password set command to change their own password.

User Privileges

Users with the following privileges can perform this command:

Admin

Syntax

user password [<userid>]

Parameter Description
<userid>

Specifies the user name of the user whose password you want to change. You can change the password for operator-level, monitor-level, or other admin-level users. Omit this parameter to change your own password.

Example

lunash:>user password james
 
Changing password for user james.
 
You can now choose the new password.
 
The password must be at least 8 characters long.
The password must contain characters from at least 3 of the following 4 categories:
    - Uppercase letters (A through Z)
    - Lowercase letters (a through z)
    - Numbers (0 through 9)
    - Non-alphanumeric characters (such as !, $, #, %)
 
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
 
 
Command Result : 0 (Success)