Changing the User Password (CTP Menu)

1. From the Main Menu, select 5) Node Operations.
2. Select 13) Set your password.

   The CTP system displays the password requirements based on your security profile. Table 8 lists the security profiles and their password requirements.

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                     PLEASE REMEMBER THESE PASSWORDS!!!                     
   
   
   Password recovery is not a simple process:
   - It is service affecting.
   - It requires console access to the CTP
   - It requires rebooting of the device
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   The new password must be alphanumeric or the characters 
   
              @ { } # % ~ [ ] = & , - _ !
   
   
   The new password must also be at least 6 characters long, with
   
   1 lowercase, 1 uppercase, 1 digits and 1 other characters.
   
   Enter New Password for ctp
   
   Retype New Password for ctp
   
   Changing password for user ctp.
   passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
   Backing up /etc to nonvolatile storage..
   

   Follow the onscreen instructions to set the new password.

   The following message is displayed if you do not have the permissions required to change password:

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   This user does not have privileges to do this.

   Table 8: Requirements for New Password

   Password Attributes	Units	Security Profiles and Their Attribute Range in CTPView		Security Profiles and Their Attribute Range in CTPOS
   		High	Low	High	Low/Very Low
   Minimum length	char	15–64	5–64	15–256	15–256
   Maximum length	char	15–64	5–64	256	256
   Minimum lowercase characters	char	1–10	0–10	1–15	0–15
   Minimum uppercase characters	char	1–10	0–10	1–15	0–15
   Minimum digits	char	1–10	0–10	1–15	0–15
   Minimum other characters	char	1–10	0–10	1–15	0–15
   Contains username	–	no	no	no	no
   Checked with cracklib library	–	yes	no	yes	yes
   Min required new characters	number	5	0	5	5
   Allowed authentication retries	–	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3
   Lockout after login failure	seconds	60-indefinite	60-indefinite	900	900