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2-10 Dell PowerVault 720N, 740N, and 760N System Administrator and Command Reference Guide
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To change an administrative user password using a console or telnet, perform the
following steps:
1. Enter the passwd command.
2. When prompted, enter the administrative user name of the user whose pass-
word you want to change.
3. Enter the old password.
4. Enter the new password.
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To change an administrative user password using rsh, enter the following command:
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NOTE: If you do not use the third argument, the passwd command works as before,
and expects you to enter the old and new password for root.
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The filer stores requests it receives in nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM).
The use of NVRAM
improves system performance
prevents loss of data in case of a system or power failure
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The halt and reboot commands perform an orderly shutdown. During an orderly
shutdown, the contents of NVRAM are flushed to disk.
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To halt the filer, enter the following command:
halt
The filer displays the following prompt:
ok