password - Manage passwords
[1] password [console | (login | wadmin) [<current-password> [<new-password>]]]
[2] password file [((add (ftp | sftp) <file-server> <login> [<password>]) | (del <file-server>) | raz)]
[3] password ldap [<password>]
[4] password snmp (community | privacy) [<password>]
[5] password ad [<ad-account-password>]
[6] password email [<password>]
The first [1] usage form is used to update the administrator’s authenticating token. To update the console or the SSH login password, use the keyword console. To update the Web GUI password use the keyword wadmin. To update both the console and Web GUI passwords use the keyword login. If no keyword is specified, the login keyword is selected by default. The password must be between 16 and 32 characters long and contain at least one lowercase char, one uppercase char, one digit and one special sign of !@#%.$&*-.
Note that administrator passwords are not part of the configuration and thus are not saved when the configuration is saved.
The second [2] usage form is used to manage file server logins and passwords (see the access command).
The third [3] usage form is used to set the password to access LDAP servers. LDAP servers are used to authenticate users (see the authenticate and mode commands). This is useful only if access to LDAP servers is protected by a password. Classically this is the LDAP administrator’s password. Do not confuse this with the password users supply for authentication.
To set the DN (Distinguished Name) of the top LDAP node which requires a password use the command authenticate.
The fourth [4] usage form is used to set the SNMP agent community password. The minimum SNMP password length is 8 characters. To set the SNMP v3 user name of the SNMP agent use the command admin.
The fifth [5] usage form allows you to set the AD[rg] (Active Directory) account password associated with the system. In HA (High Availability) mode, use the same AD[rg] (Active Directory) account and password for all HA peer appliances. Refer to the authenticate command for further information about the AD account.
The sixth [6] usage form is used to set the password for the administrator email account. The administrator email account is used by the system to send some configuration files by email (see the email command).
In all cases if no password is specified, you will be prompted to enter the password in hidden mode. Note that to take effect, the apply command must be used after password modifications (except for administration passwords).
access(1), admin(1), authenticate(1), apply(1), email(1), mode(1), vrrp(1) waf(1)
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