Set Password - Enterasys G3G170-24 Cli Reference Manual

set password

Use this command to change system default passwords or to set a new login password on the CLI.
Syntax
set password [username]
Parameters
username
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switch command, read‐write.
Switch command, super‐user.
Usage
Read‐Write users can change their own passwords.
Super Users (Admin) can change any password on the system.
Examples
This example shows how a super‐user would change the Read‐Write password from the system
default (blank string):
G3(su)->set password rw
Please enter new password: ********
Please re-enter new password: ********
Password changed.
G3(su)->
This example shows how a user with Read‐Write access would change his password:
G3(su)->set password
Please enter old password: ********
Please enter new password: ********
Please re-enter new password: ********
Password changed.
G3(su)->
(Only available to users with super‐user access.) Specifies a system
default or a user‐configured login account name. By default, the G‐Series
switch provides the following account names:
ro for Read‐Only access.
rw for Read‐Write access.
admin for Super User access. (This access level allows Read‐Write access
to all modifiable parameters, including user accounts.)
set password
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