Unlocking Session Types; Changing The Login Password - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6900 Hardware User's Manual

Your First Login Session

Unlocking Session Types

Security is a key feature on OmniSwitch 6900 switches. As described on
switch for the first time, you must use a direct console port connection. All other session types (Telnet,
FTP, WebView, and SNMP) are locked out until they are manually unlocked by the user.
The CLI command used to unlock session types is
Note. When you unlock session types, you are granting switch access to non-local sessions (e.g., Telnet).
As a result, users who know the correct user login and password will have remote access to the switch. For
more information on switch security, refer to the OmniSwitch AOS Switch Management Guide.
Unlocking All Session Types
To unlock all session types, enter the following command syntax at the CLI prompt:
-> aaa authentication default local
Unlocking Specified Session Types
You can also unlock session types on a one-by-one basis. For example, to unlock Telnet sessions only,
enter the following command:
-> aaa authentication telnet local
To unlock WebView (HTTP) sessions only, enter the following command:
-> aaa authentication http local
You cannot specify more than one session type in a single command line. However, you can still unlock
multiple session types by using the aaa authentication command in succession. For example:
-> aaa authentication http local
-> aaa authentication telnet local
-> aaa authentication ftp local
Refer to the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide for complete aaa authentication command syntax options.

Changing the Login Password

Change the login password for admin user sessions by following the steps below:
1
Be sure that you have logged into the switch as user type admin (see
page 2-8).
2
Enter the keyword password and press Enter.
3
Enter your new password at the prompt.
Note. Be sure to remember or securely record all new passwords; overriding configured passwords on an
OmniSwitch is restricted.
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aaa authentication.
"Logging In to the Switch" on
OmniSwitch 6900 Hardware Users Guide
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June 2020