Changing The Login Password - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6400 Series 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.
4
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 6400 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.
10 Your First Login Session
All subsequent login sessions—including those through the
console port—will require the new password in order to access
the switch.
User Accounts. For information on creating additional
user types and assigning individual passwords, refer to the
7).
"Managing Switch User Accounts" chapter of your
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Management Guide.
August 2008