Specifications

passwd
471Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide
3. Admin
4. User
Input Control
Use the following to control input:
Operands
This command has the following operands:
Example
To change the Admin user name and password using V3.1.x:
Enter When entered at a prompt with no preceding input,
accepts the default value (if applicable) and moves to
the next prompt.
Ctrl-D (end of file) When entered at a prompt with no preceding input, it
terminates the command without changing password.
This is valid on most computers, however, your settings
could be different.
username
(V3.1.x only)
Specify the name of the user, in quotation marks, where you
want to modify the password. You can also modify the name
of the user login ID. This operand is optional.
user
(V4.1.x only)
Specify the name of the user, in quotation marks, where you
want to modify the password. This operand is optional. Valid
values are: Root, Factory, Admin, or User. You can only
specify this operand when you are logged in as Root, Factory,
or Admin. If you try to change the password of a user level
who is higher in hierarchy (for example: Admin changing the
Root password), you are prompted to enter the current
password of that level. If you try to change the password of a
user level who is lower in hierarchy, you are not prompted to
enter the current password.
switch:admin> passwd "admin"
New username [admin]: maint
Old password: ********
New password: ********
Re-enter new password: ********
Password changed.
Saving password to stable storage.
Password saved to stable storage successfully.