Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide

passwordaction

Table 1. passwordaction options
Option	Sub-option	Valid Arguments	Description	Applicable Systems
`passwordaction`			Configures and tests the password for the specified User ID. This option cannot be replicated. All three sub-options, `action`, `userid`, and `password` must be included in the command line. NOTE: This option does not support 20 byte passwords.	All PowerEdge systems
	`--userid`	`2–16`, if your system has a DRAC 5 controller	Specifies the BMC User ID. This sub-option cannot be replicated.
	`--action`	`setpassword, testpassword`	Sets or tests the password for the specified User ID. This sub-option cannot be replicated.
	`--password`	`< string>`	Sets the password (maximum of 16 printable ASCII characters) for the specified BMC User ID. This sub-option cannot be replicated. Example (to set and test the password for User ID 3): A:>syscfg passwordaction --userid=3 --action=setpassword --password=bmcmaster passwordaction userid=3 action=setpassword password=********* A:>syscfg passwordaction --userid=3 --action=testpassword --password=bmcmastor Password test failed.