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.