HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class - Manual (Page 230)

230 Understanding legacy password behavior
Can different switch
instances use a
different password
for the same account
login level? For
example, the
password for admin
for switch 0 can be
different from
password for admin
for switch 1.
n.a. n.a. No Yes for the Core
Switch 2/64.
N/A for all other
switches.
Does the root
account use
restricted shell?
No No No No
When connecting to
a factory installed
switch, do you use
the default
passwords?
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Does a user need to
know the old
passwords when
changing passwords
using the
passwd
command?
Yes, the old
password is
required to change
any password,
regardless of the
level at which you
connect.
Yes, the old
password is required
to change any
password, regardless
of the level at which
you connect.
Yes, except when the
root user changes
another user’s
password. This is
standard UNIX
behavior; Fabric OS
does not enforce any
additional security.
Old password is
required only when
changing password
for the same level
user password.
Changing password
for lower level user
does not require old
password. For
example, users
connect as admin;
old admin password
is required to
change the admin
password. But old
user password is not
required to change
the user password.
Can
passwd
change higher-level
passwords? For
example, can admin
change root
password?
No. If users connect
as admin, the users
can only change
admin and user
passwords; the
users cannot
change factory, nor
root password.
No. If users connect
as admin, the users
can only change
admin and user
passwords; the users
cannot change
factory, nor root
password.
Yes, but asks for the
old password of the
higher-level account
(example “root”).
Yes; if users connect
as admin, they can
change the root,
factory, and admin
passwords.
However, if one
connects as user,
one can only
change the user
password.
Table 39 Account and password characteristics matrix (continued)
Topic V2.6.0/3.0.0 V2.6.2/3.1.0 V4.0.0 V4.1.0 to v4.2.0