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HMC Manual Reference Pages  - CHSYSPWD (1)

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chsyspwd - change system password

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chsyspwd -t {access | admin | general}
{-m managed-system | -e managed-frame}
[--passwd current-password] [--newpasswd new-password]
[--help]

chsyspwd changes a password for the managed-system or the managed-frame.

chsyspwd can also be used to enter the current password for the managed-system or the managed-frame when it is in Failed Authentication state.

-t	The password to change. Valid values are access for the Hardware Management Console (HMC) Access password, admin for the Advanced System Management (ASM) Administrator password, and general for the ASM General password.
-m	The name of the managed system for which to change the password. The name may either be the user-defined name for the managed system, or be in the form tttt-mmm*ssssssss, where tttt is the machine type, mmm is the model, and ssssssss is the serial number of the managed system. The tttt-mmm*ssssssss form must be used if there are multiple managed systems with the same user-defined name. The -m and the -e options are mutually exclusive.
-e	The name of the managed frame for which to change the password. The name may either be the user-defined name for the managed frame, or be in the form tttt-mmm*ssssssss, where tttt is the type, mmm is the model, and ssssssss is the serial number of the managed frame. The tttt-mmm*ssssssss form must be used if there are multiple managed frames with the same user-defined name. The -e and the -m options are mutually exclusive.
--passwd	The current password. If this option is omitted, you will be prompted to enter the current password.
--newpasswd	The new password. If this option is omitted, you will be prompted to enter the new password.
--help	Display the help text for this command and exit.

Change the HMC Access password for the managed system system1:

chsyspwd -m system1 -t access --passwd sys1pw --newpasswd
sys1newpw

Change the ASM Administrator password (the current and new passwords must be entered when prompted) for the managed system 9406-520*10013CA:

chsyspwd -m 9406-520*10013CA -t admin

Change the HMC Access password for the managed frame frame1:

chsyspwd -e frame1 -t access --passwd frame1pw --newpasswd
frame1newpw

Enter the current password for the managed system system1, which is in Failed Authentication state:

chsyspwd -m system1 -t access --newpasswd sys1pw

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