Configuration : Local Users and Groups > Users : Managing local users : Changing the local user's password
Changing the local user's password
You can use the
Set Password
dialog box to change the password for a local user.
About this task
You should know the current password of the local user if you do not have the necessary permissions to reset the password.
You should not use certain special characters, such as the less than symbol (<), greater than symbol (>), ampersand (&), or forward slash (/) in the new password.
Steps
1.
From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.
2.
In the navigation pane,
click
Configuration
>
Local Users and Groups
>
Users
.
3.
Select the local user whose password you want to change and click
Set Password
.
4.
In the
Set Password
dialog box, type the current password and the new password, confirm the new password, and then click
Modify
.
Related reference
Users window
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