HP UX System Management Software manual Set Root Password dialog box

Set Root Password...

To ensure the security of the client system, create a password for the root account by clicking this button. The Set Root Password dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 72.

Figure 72 Set Root Password dialog box

To strengthen security, HP recommends that you observe the following requirements when setting a password:

•The password must be eight characters long.

•Characters must be from the English alphabet.

•The password must contain at least two uppercase letters, two lowercase letters, and at least one numeric or special character.

•Avoid the use of the @ special character; if it must be used, you must use the syntax \@.

NOTE: Ignite-UX uses the crypt library function to encrypt the entered password. As such, the root password is truncated to eight characters, maximum. See crypt(3C) for more information. This limits passwords entered interactively for client recoveries of trusted systems to eight characters, even if a longer one had been in place before the recovery. If the root password is not changed interactively, the old one is retained with its original length.

Network Services... button

Click this button to configure the network services available to the client.

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