userpassword

Use the userpassword command to change the password for the specified user account. This command is designed for administrators who need to change user passwords on ALOM accounts, but who might not know what the user account passwords are. If you are trying to change the password on your own ALOM account, use the password command.

How to Use the userpassword Command

Note: You must have u level user permission to use this command.

At the sc> prompt, type the following command:

sc> userpassword username

where username is the name of the user account for which you want to change the password.

When you use this command, ALOM does not prompt you for the existing password.

For example:

sc> userpassword msmith
New password:
Re-enter new password:

sc>

Password Restrictions

Passwords have the following restrictions:

• They must contain at least six characters. Only the first eight characters are significant, so passwords longer than eight characters are treated as though they only had eight characters.
• They must contain at least two alphabetic characters (uppercase or lowercase letters) and at least one numeric or special character.
• They must differ from your login name and any reverse or circular shift of your login name. For comparison purposes, uppercase and lowercase letters are equivalent.
• The new password must differ from the old by at least three characters. For comparison purposes, uppercase and lowercase letters are equivalent.

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