Performing Command Line Administration Tasks; Log In To The Appliance Via The Console; Reset The Appliance Administrator Password - Cisco MARS Install And Setup Manual

Performing Command Line Administration Tasks

Log In to the Appliance via the Console

After the MARS Appliance boots, the console service starts and prompts the user to log in. Successful
login launches a command line application (shell) that operates the CLI.
To log in to the MARS Appliance via a console connection, follow these steps:
Establish a console connection to the MARS Appliance. For options and details, see
Step 1
Console Connection, page
At the
Step 2
At the
Step 3
Result: The system prompt appears in the following form:
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[pnadmin]$
There is only one set of MARS Appliance login credentials (administrator name and password) that have
Note
the console connection privilege.
To exit the console connection, enter exit at the command prompt.
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Reset the Appliance Administrator Password

There is always a single set of MARS Appliance administrator credentials consisting of the administrator
name pnadmin and a corresponding password. Unlike other MARS administrative accounts, this unique
administrative account is granted all privileges and cannot be deleted.
This procedure details how to reset the password after you log in with the existing credentials. If you do
not have the existing MARS Appliance administrator login credentials with which to log in, the only
method of recovery is to re-image the appliance, which resets the password to the factory defaults. For
information on resetting the administrator login and password without first logging in, see
Management, page
To reset the MARS Appliance administrator login credentials, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the MARS Appliance. For more information, see
page
At the system prompt, type passwd and then press Enter.
Step 2
Result: The MARS Appliance displays the following prompt:
New password:
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prompt, enter the MARS Appliance administrator name.
login:
prompt, enter the MARS Appliance password.
password:
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