Step 7: Perform Initial Software Configuration; Enter Configuration Mode; Configure User Accounts And Passwords - Juniper MX240 Quick Start Manual

Step 7: Perform Initial Software Configuration

Enter Configuration Mode

Configure User Accounts and Passwords

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This procedure connects the router to the network but does not enable it to forward
traffic. For complete information about configuring the router to forward traffic, including
examples, see the Junos OS configuration guides.
To configure the software:
Enter Configuration Mode on page 23
Configure User Accounts and Passwords on page 23
Configure System Attributes on page 24
Commit the Configuration on page 24
Log in as the "root" user. There is no password.
1.
Start the CLI.
2.
root# cli
root@>
Enter configuration mode.
3.
cli> configure
[edit]
root@#
For information about using an encrypted password or an SSH public key string (DSA or
RSA), see authentication.
Add a password to the root administration user account. Enter a clear-text password.
1.
[edit]
root# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password: password
Retype new password: password
Create a management console user account.
2.
[edit]
root# set system login user user-name authentication plain-text-password
New Password: password
Retype new password: password
Set the user account class to
3.
[edit]
root@# set system login user user-name class super-user
Step 7: Perform Initial Software Configuration
super-user .
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