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Usage: [no] password <manager|operator|port-access|all>

[user-name ASCII-STR] [<plaintext|sha1> ASCII-STR]

Description: Set or clear local password/username for a given access level.

Invoked without 'no', the command sets or changes existent

password(s). If no password provided in the command, the user

will be prompted to enter the new password twice. The command

removes specic local password protection, if preceded by 'no'.

Parameters:

o <manager|operator|port-access|all> - Level of access.

o user-name ASCII-STR - Username (up to 16 characters).

o <plaintext|sha-1> ASCII-STR - Format for the password entry, and

the password itself (up to 16 characters). 'plaintext' is

default type, and the only type accepted for 'port-access'.

COMMAND STRUCTURE

■ [no] password access < operator | manager | port-access > -- Set or clear local password/username

for a given access level (p. 365)

■ hashtype < plaintext | sha-1 > -- Set hash type. (p. 365)

■ password -- Set password (ASCII-STR) (p. 366)

■ user-name -- Set username for the specified user category. (ASCII-STR) (p. 366)

■ hashtype < plaintext | sha-1 > -- Set hash type. (p. 365)

■ password -- Set password (ASCII-STR) (p. 366)

■ [no] password all < all > -- Set or clear local password/username for a given access level (p. 365)

EXAMPLES

Example: password

Configure manager and operator passwords:

ProCurve(config) # password manager

New password: ********

Please retype new password: ********

ProCurve(config)# password operator

New password: ********

Please retype new password: ********