Passwords
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.. index:: system;system password
.. index:: user;user add

The password for the platform user is chosen at install time, but can be 
changed using **system password** which will then prompt for the old 
password, the new password and confirmation.

Passwords be least 8 characters long and must contain:

* at least one upper case letter
* at least one lower case letter
* at least one number 
* at least one symbol

User passwords must be changed at least every 60 days.

Additional users can be created with **user add <username>**.  

.. note::

   The ``<username>`` text needs to follow the rules below: 

   * starts with letter (a-z/A-Z)
   * followed by one or more of:

     * letters (a-z/A-Z)
     * digits (0-9)
     * full-stop (.)
     * underscore (_)
     * dash (-)


Refer to the System Security : Creating additional users section.  

Each user can be granted access to specific commands offering role-based 
access control - Refer to System Security : Granting and revoking user 
rights.

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