topic Re: password string restriction?? in Operating System - HP-UX

password string restriction??

Tong Hu_1 — Fri, 23 May 2003 17:54:50 GMT

We have HP11 machines setup, one user on the machine try to change his password to lup#%US. After change it, it couldn't be used to login. I tried to use this password for other users, it doesn't work either. What's wrong with this string? Can somebody explain?

Thanks
Tong

Re: password string restriction??

James R. Ferguson — Fri, 23 May 2003 18:01:16 GMT

Hi Tong:

The characters #, @, /, !, _, backspace, ^U, ^D, or & have special meaning to the 'getty' login process and therefore cannot be used. see the man pages for 'getty(1M)' form more information.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: password string restriction??

Hai Nguyen_1 — Fri, 23 May 2003 18:06:28 GMT

Tong,

Try to enter the password as "lup\#%US" without quotes. Note that there is a \ right in front of #. You should be able to login.

Hai

Re: password string restriction??

Paul Sperry — Fri, 23 May 2003 18:06:32 GMT

This may help you
http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/ciss/doLogin.do?TargetPage=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.itrc.hp.com%2Fservice%2Fcki%2FdocDisplay.do%3FdocLocale%3Den_US%26admit%3D-1335382922%2B1053716674604%2B28353475%26docId%3D200000066734723

is the system trusted or un-trusted?