Set the LOM password length using the IPMI tool

Last published : Oct 01, 2026
On NetScaler MPX™, you can set different lengths (between 16 and 20 characters) for the LOM password using the IPMI tool. If you create a LOM password by using the LOM GUI, the maximum LOM password length is 20 characters. If you create a LOM password by using the IPMI tool from the host environment, the maximum LOM password length is 19 characters.
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To set the LOM password length using the IPMI tool

  1. Log in to the NetScaler® shell.
  2. Type ipmitool user set password <userid> <password> <20>
If you don't type 20 at the end, you cannot log in to the LOM GUI with a password of length greater than 16 characters. You don't need to type 20 if your password length is fewer than 16 characters. To include special characters in your password, enclose it within double quotation marks.

Examples

Here are some sample commands with output by varying the LOM password length starting with 19 characters and decreasing to 17 characters, which require <20> at the end of the command.
Example#1 - LOM password length = 19
root@ns# ipmitool user set password 2 examplelompassword1 20
Set user password command successful (user 2)
Example#2 - LOM password length = 18
root@ns# ipmitool user set password 2 examplelompassword 20
Set user password command successful (user 2)
Example#3 - LOM password length = 17
root@ns# ipmitool user set password 2 examplelompasswor 20
Set user password command successful (user 2)

Points to note

  • For MPX 5900, MPX 8900, MPX 14000, and MPX 15000 platforms, the LOM firmware supports a password length of up to 19 characters.
  • For MPX 9100 and MPX 16000 platforms, the LOM firmware supports a password length of up to 20 characters.