Task 2: Create User Accounts; Task 3: Change The Root Password - GE Multilin D400 Instruction Manual

CHAPTER 6: SETTING UP THE D400

Task 2: Create user accounts

Procedure

Task 3: Change the root password

Procedure
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10. In the Tera Term VT terminal window, press Enter.
Result: The D400 login: prompt appears.
11. At the D400 login: prompt, type the default username root and press Enter,
12. Type the default password geroot and press Enter.
When you type in the password, it does not appear on the screen.
Result: The D400#>> command prompt appears. You are now online with the D400.
Since you cannot use the root user account to access the D400 remotely, you must create
administrator-level user accounts for this purpose. This must be done for the first time
through the D400 front serial communications port.
To create a new administrator-level user account:
1. Connect to the front maintenance port. See "Task 4: Set up the network interface" on
page 92.
2. At the D400#>> command prompt, enter d400cfg.
3. Enter 1. Configure Authentication.
4. Enter 6. Administrator Group Users.
5. Complete the on screen prompts as required to create a new administrator-level user.
You may now use this user account to access the D400 remotely through TELNET or
SSH.
By default, the D400 is configured to restrict access to various command line services like
TELNET and SSH to administrator-level users only. You can use the Configure
Administrator Only Logins setting under Secure Access to change this parameter and
allow both administrator- and supervisor-level access.
To change the root password:
1. At the D400#>> command prompt, type d400cfg and press Enter.
2. Enter 1. Configure Authentication.
3. Enter 3. Root Administrator Settings.
4. Enter 1. Change Root Password.
5. Follow the instructions to enter a new password for the root user.
Do not share the root user's password and do not forget it; this is crucial information. No
method is available to regenerate this password.
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