Entering Configuration Mode; Configuring User Accounts And Passwords - Juniper PTX5000 Hardware Manual

• Password for the root user

Entering Configuration Mode

1. Verify that the network device is powered on.
2. Log in as the root user. There is no password.
Amnesiac <ttyd0>
login: root
3. Start the CLI.
root@% cli
root>
4. Enter configuration mode.
root> configure
Entering configuration mode.
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root#

Configuring User Accounts and Passwords

For information about using an encrypted password or an SSH public key string (DSA or RSA), see
Configuring the Root Password
1. Add a password to the root administration user account. Enter a cleartext password.
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root@host# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
password
New password:
Retype new password:
and user .
password
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