password

This command sets the password for the IPMI user.

Syntax

password [password]

Parameters

password: Optional: Sets the password for the user.

Guidelines

The password command sets the password that the remote user must present for authentication. The password length must be 8 - 16 characters. This command with the user-id command defines an authentication record in the Baseboard Management Controller BMC).

Note: Because the password is in only the BMC, it is not included as part of an export or backup operation. Because the password is not part of an export, it is not added during an import or restore operation.