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>]
Argument(s) | Description |
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<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)