Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System CLI Reference Guide

set password


Description	Sets a user password for system interfaces, such as the CLI. A password can be entered as part of the command, or the command prompts you to enter and re-enter the new password.
Minimum role	manage
Syntax	set password [password <password>] [<user>]
Parameters	[password <password>] Optional. Sets a new password for the user. Input rules: The value is case sensitive. The value can have 8-32 characters. The value can include spaces and printable UTF-8 characters except: " , . < \ A value that includes only printable ASCII characters must include at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character, one numeric character, and one non-alphanumeric character. If this parameter is omitted, the command prompts you to enter and re-enter a value, which is displayed obscured for security reasons. For an SNMPv3 user whose authentication-type parameter is set to use authentication, this specifies the authentication password. The password can have a maximum of 32 bytes and contain only alphanumeric characters and ^ _ + : , . @. <user> Optional. The user name for which to set the password. If this parameter is omitted, this command affects the logged-in user’s password.
Examples	Change the password for a user named LabAdmin. # set password LabAdmin Enter new password: ****** Re-enter new password: ****** Change the password for a user named JDoe. # set password JDoe password Abcd_1234
See also	show users