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Definitions

userid

Is the user ID whose passwords you want CA VM:Director to change. If you specify userid without any other parameters, the command generates separate random read, write, and multiple passwords for all minidisks that have link passwords owned by that user ID, and a new random logon password.

The randomly generated passwords are of the form cvccvc, where c is a consonant and v is a vowel.

[ newpass ]

Is the new password to replace the existing password in the directory entry for userid. The password can be one to eight characters long and cannot include spaces.

If you do not specify a new password, the command generates a random password.

[ ? ]

Reads a password string from the stack. If the stack is empty, the issuer is prompted for the password value with the console input being masked.

[ LOGON ]

Replaces only the logon password in the directory entry for userid.

[ TERM ]

Prompts for a password directly from a terminal, bypassing the program stack, with the console input being masked.