Changing Default Passwords - IBM eServer xSeries 135 Installation Manual

Changing default passwords

Notes:
a. The only required parameter in the initial configuration file is the initial IP
address. The system password parameter default is password.
b. If any parameters other than the initial IP address are not specified, the
administrator must use the initial configuration wizard that is provided by
the Appliance System Manager to complete the initial configuration of the
appliance. Any values that are supplied in the file are automatically filled in
by the wizard, so that you do not have to type them again.
3. Insert the diskette into the appliance and turn on the appliance.
Note: The diskette must be in the appliance when the appliance starts for the
contents of the diskette to be read.
Passwords on new appliances are set to password. To change the passwords, do the
following:
• If the root password has not been changed in the initial configuration page, click
Security/System Password in Appliance System Manager, and change the
password.
• The default user is webroot with a password of password. Click Security/Manage
Users in Appliance System Manager, and change the default user password.
• The default Appliance System Manager administrator ID is administrator with
a password of password. Click Security/Manage Administrators/Edit
Administrator in Appliance System Manager, and change the administrator
user password.
For greater security, create an Appliance System Manager administrator with a
different user ID and password. Then, delete the original administrator user ID.
Important
Do not delete the original administrator ID until you have created a new
administrator ID that is valid.
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