ONTAP 9.12.1 commands

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  • security login password

    Modify a password for a user

    Availability: This command is available to cluster and Vserver administrators at the admin privilege level.

    Description

    The security login password command resets the password for a specified user. The command prompts you for the user’s old and new password.

    Parameters

    -vserver <vserver name> - Vserver

    This optionally specifies the Vserver name of the login method.

    -username <text> - Username

    This optionally specifies the user name whose password is to be changed. If you do not specify a user, the command defaults to the user name you are currently using.

    Examples

    The following command initiates a password change for the 'admin' user account of the 'vs' Vserver.

    cluster1::> security login password -username admin -vserver vs

    The following command initiates a password change for the 'vs' Vserver user account named 'admin'. The new password will be encrypted by using the SHA512 password-hashing algorithm.

    cluster1::*> security login password -username admin -vserver vs -hash-function sha512

    The following command initiates a password change for the 'vs' Vserver user account named 'admin'. The new password will be encrypted by using the SHA256 password-hashing encryption algorithm.

    cluster1::*> security login password -username admin -vserver vs -hash-function sha256
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