Cisco NCS 6008 Series Manual page 3

Bring-up the Cisco NCS 6008 Router
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Enter root-system username: username
Example:
Enter root-system username: root
Enter the username of the root user. The character limit is 1023. In this example, the name of the root user is "root".
The specified username is mapped to the "root-lr" group on the XR VM. It is also mapped as the "root-system"
Important
user on the System Admin VM.
When starting the router for the first time, or after a re-image, the router does not have any user configuration. In such
cases, the router prompts you to specify the "root-system username". However, if the router has been configured previously,
the router prompts you to enter the "username", as described in
Step 2 Enter secret: password
Example:
Enter secret:
Enter the password for the root user. The character limit is 253. The password you type is not displayed on the CLI for
security reasons.
The root username and password must be safeguarded as it has the superuser privileges. It is used to access the complete
router configuration.
Step 3
Enter secret again: password
Example:
Enter secret again:
Re-enter the password for the root user. The password is not accepted if it does not match the password entered in the
previous step. The password you type is not displayed on the CLI for security reasons.
Step 4
Username: username
Example:
Username: root
Enter the root-system username to login to the XR VM console.
Step 5 Password: password
Example:
Password:
Enter the password of the root user. The correct password displays the XR VM router prompt.
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#
You are now logged into the XR VM console.
Step 6
(Optional) show run username
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router#show run username
Displays user details.
Setup Root User Credentials and Login to XR VM Console
Step 4.
Bring-up the Cisco NCS 6008 Router
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