Changing Passwords - Avaya 8800 Commissioning Manual

Changing passwords

Configure new passwords for each access level, or change the logon or password for the
different access levels of the switch. After you receive the Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch
8800/8600, use default passwords to initially access the ACLI. If you use Simple Network
Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3), you can change encrypted passwords.
Prerequisites
• You must use an account with read/write/all privileges to change passwords. For security,
the switch saves passwords to a hidden file.
• You must log on to the Global Configuration mode in the ACLI.
Procedure steps
1. Change a password by using the following command:
2. Configure password options by using the following command:
Variable definitions
Use the data in the following table to use the password commands.
access level <word>
Commissioning
cli password <word 1-20> <access-level>
password [access-level <word 2-8>] [aging-time day <1-365>]
[default-lockout-time <60-65000>] [lockout <word 0-46> time
<60-65000>] [min-passwd-len <10-20>] [password-history
<3-32>]
Variable Value
Permits or blocks this access level. The
available access level values are:
• l4admin
• l4oper
• layer1 <word>
• layer2
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