PASSWORD

Changes or removes the password for a user or account.

Syntax

PASSWORD {(options}

Command Class

TCL-I command.

Options

A Sets an account password, rather than a user password.  This option is effective in the SYSMAN account only; otherwise, it is ignored.

X Displays the password in hexadecimal characters.

Prompts

Please enter user id:   (From SYSMAN account only)

Enter Account name:   (From SYSMAN account only with  A option)

Enter current password:

Enter new password:   (From a user account to change the user password)

Please re-enter your new password to verify:

Restrictions

Used from the SYSMAN account to change or remove a password from an account.  Used from any account to change or remove the password for the current user.

Error Messages

If an incorrect password is entered at the 'Please re-enter your new password to verify:' prompt, the following message is displayed:

Your password does not verify!

The system redisplays the prompt

Enter new password:

If the PASSWORD command is entered from the SYSMAN account and an invalid account name is entered, the following message is displayed:

Invalid Account

Examples

Assume an existing account "TESTACC" with a password "TST". The password is to be changed to "PASSTEST" as shown in examples 1 and 2. These examples illustrate changing the password with and without the hexadecimal X option, respectively. The A option is required to change an account password. 

Example 1 From SYSMAN Account

:PASSWORD (A)

Enter Account name: TESTACC

Enter new password: PASSTEST

Please re-enter your new password to verify: PASSTEST

Example 2 From SYSMAN Account

:PASSWORD (XA)

Enter Account name: TESTACC
                     54695354656767

Enter new password: PASSTEST
                     5065535354695354

Please re-enter your new password to verify: PASSTEST
                     5065535354695354

Example 3 From a User Account

This example shows the PASSWORD command being used to remove a user password (not the account password).

:PASSWORD

Enter current password: RETURN

Enter new password: RETURN

Please re-enter your new password to verify: RETURN

Example 4 From SYSMAN Account

This example shows changing a user's password from the SYSMAN account.

:PASSWORD

Please enter user-id: EMP7158

Enter new password: RETURN

Please re-enter your new password to verify: RETURN