HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 - Manual (Page 36)

TIP: Click the select all check box to select all of the available user privileges.
For more information about each privilege, see “Viewing local user accounts” (page 33) .
5. Do one of the following:
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Click Add User to save the new user.
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Click Update User to save the user account changes.
Password guidelines
HP recommends that you follow these password guidelines:
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Passwords should:
Never be written down or recorded ◦
◦ Never be shared with others
◦ Not be words found in a dictionary
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Not be obvious words, such as the company name, product name, user name, or login
name
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Passwords should have at least three of the following characteristics:
One numeric character ◦
◦ One special character
◦ One lowercase character
◦ One uppercase character
Depending on the Minimum Password Length setting on the Access Settings page, the password
can have a minimum of zero characters (no password) and a maximum of 39 characters. The
default Minimum Password Length is eight characters.
IMPORTANT: HP does not recommend setting the Minimum Password Length to fewer than eight
characters unless you have a physically secure management network that does not extend outside
the secure data center. For information about setting the Minimum Password Length, see
“Configuring access options” (page 40) .
IPMI/DCMI users
The iLO firmware follows the IPMI 2.0 specification. When you are adding IPMI/DCMI users, the
login name must be a maximum of 16 characters, and the password must be a maximum of 20
characters.
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