newpass

newpass

Devices

This command is supported in all Digi Connect products.

supported

 

Purpose

Creates or changes user passwords for the device.

 

In Digi devices with a single-user model, changing the “root” user password

 

also changes the password for Advanced Digi Discovery Protocol (ADDP).

 

In Digi devices with the multi-user model, changing the “root” password has

 

no effect on ADDP. To change the ADDP password, you would specify

 

“name=addp.”

Required

For Digi Connect products with two or more users, permissions must be set

permissions

to “set permissions newpass=rw-self” for a user to set their own password,

 

and “set permissions newpass=rw” to set another user’s password. See

 

"set permissions" on page 157 for details on setting user permissions for

 

commands.

Syntax

newpass [id=numbername=string]

Options

id=number

 

Specifies the ID of the user to be acted on.

 

name=string

 

Specifies the name of the user to be acted on.

Example

The “newpass” command initiates a dialog that changes the user’s

 

password.

 

User changing their own password

 

#> newpass

 

Changing another user’s password

 

#> newpass name=jdoe

See also

"User Models and User Permissions in Digi Connect Products" on page

 

14.

 

"set user" on page 220 for information on configuring users.

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