Specifications

configure account
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configure account
configure account <name> {password}
Description
Configures a user account password.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
You must create a user account before you can configure a user account. Use the create account
command to create a user account.
You must have administrator privileges to change passwords for accounts other than your own. User
names and passwords are case-sensitive.
Example
The following command defines a new password for the account admin:
configure account admin
The switch responds with a password prompt:
password:
Your keystrokes will not be echoed as you enter the new password. After you enter the password, the
switch will then prompt you to reenter it.
Reenter password:
Assuming you enter it successfully a second time, the password is now changed.
In ExtremeWare XOS, the following command defines a new password, Extreme1, for the account admin:
configure account admin Extreme1
name Specifies a user account name.
password Specifies a user password. See “Usage Guidelines” for more information.