User guide

newpass
Chapter 2 Command Descriptions 69
newpass
Device support This command is supported in all devices.
Purpose Used to create or change your own password, if you are logged in under
your own name, the root password, or another user’s password, if you are
logged in as root.
When you enter the "newpass" command, a series of prompts guide you
through the process of changing a password.
Required
permissions
Any user can change their own password. Root privileges are required to
change someone else’s password or the root password.
Syntax newpass [name=username]
Option name=username
The name of the user (configured with the "set user" command) whose
password will be created or changed. This option is available only if you
have root privileges.
Example The following command initiates a dialog that changes the user’s
password:
#> newpass
See also "set user" on page 230 for information on configuring users.