Changing The Login Password - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850-48 Getting Started Manual

Changing the Login Password

Change the login password for admin user sessions by follow-
ing the steps below:
1 Be sure that you have logged into the switch as user
type admin (see "Logging in to the Switch" on page
2 Enter the keyword password and press Enter.
3 Enter your new password at the prompt (refer to the
note below).
Note. Typically, the password should be a string of non-
repeating characters. The switch's authentication software
uses the first occurrence of the character series to uniquely
identify the password. For example, the password
engrengr is the same as engr. A better password might be
engr2735.
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You will be prompted to re-enter the password. Enter
the password a second time.
Note. Be sure to remember or securely record all new
passwords; overriding configured passwords on
OmniSwitch 6850 Series switches is restricted.
New password settings are automatically saved in real time to
the local user database; the user is not required to enter an
additional command in order to save the password informa-
tion. Also note that new password information is retained
following a reboot.
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All subsequent login sessions—including those through the
console port—will require the new password in order to access
the switch.
User Accounts. The switch allows a maximum of 50 user
accounts in the local user database. For information on
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creating additional user types and assigning individual
passwords, refer to the "Managing Switch User Accounts"
chapter of your OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Switch
Management Guide.
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