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Exec Mode Commands (D-S)
▀ password change
▄ Cisco ASR 5x00 Command Line Interface Reference
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password change
Provides a mechanism for local-user administrative users to change their passwords.
Product
All
Privilege
All local-user administrative levels except as noted below
Mode
Exec
The following prompt is displayed in the Exec mode:
[local]host_name#
Syntax
password change [ local-user name ]
local-user name
Specifies the name of an existing local-user administrative user for which to change the password as an
alphanumeric string of 3 through 144 characters that is case sensitive.
alphanumeric string of 3 through 144 characters that is case sensitive.
Important:
This keyword is only available to local-users with an authorization level of security-administrator.
Usage
This command provides a mechanism for local-user administrative users to change their passwords. In
addition, it also provides a mechanism for security-administrator local-users to change the password for other
local-user accounts.
If the
addition, it also provides a mechanism for security-administrator local-users to change the password for other
local-user accounts.
If the
local-user
keyword is not entered, the system prompts the user for their current password and for the
new password. New passwords take effect at the next login. Users that have had their password changed by a
security-administrator are prompted to change their passwords at their next login.
New passwords must meet the criteria dictated by the
security-administrator are prompted to change their passwords at their next login.
New passwords must meet the criteria dictated by the
local-user password
command options in the
Global Configuration Mode.
Important:
The system does not allow the changing of passwords unless the time limit specified by the
local-
user password
min-change-interval
has been reached.
Example
The following command, executed by a security-administrator, resets the password for a local-user name
operator12
:
password change local-user operator12