Requires the SECURITY privilege.
Changes the system password rather than a user password.
A system password can be from 0 to 32 alphanumeric characters.
The dollar sign ($) and underscore (_) are also permitted.
Uppercase and lowercase characters are equivalent. All lowercase
characters are converted to uppercase before the password is
encrypted.
A system password is valid only for the node it is set on. In an
OpenVMS Cluster, each node can have a different system password.
If a terminal line has the system password (SYSPWD)
characteristic set, no terminal prompts are sent to that terminal
until the system password is entered.
The /SYSTEM and /SECONDARY qualifiers are incompatible. For more
information about the use of system passwords, see the VSI OpenVMS
Guide to System Security.