Enter Configuration Mode; Configure User Accounts And Passwords - Juniper SRX5800 Getting Started Manual

This procedure connects the services gateway to the network but does not enable it to forward traffic.
For complete information about enabling the services gateway to forward traffic, including examples, see
the appropriate Junos operating system (Junos OS) configuration guides at www.juniper.net/techpubs/.
To configure the software:

Enter Configuration Mode

1. If you have not already done so, switch the circuit breaker or toggle switch for each power supply to
the ON position to start the device. The OK LED on the power supply faceplate should blink, and then
light steadily.
2. Log in as the root user. There is no password.
3. Start the CLI.
root# cli
root@>
4. Enter configuration mode.
configure
[edit]
root@#

Configure User Accounts and Passwords

1. Set the root authentication password by entering a cleartext password, an encrypted password, or an
SSH public key string (DSA or RSA).
[edit]
root@# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password: password
Retype new password: password
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