Extreme Networks NetSight NS-A-20 Installation Manual page 15

Welcome to the NetSight Appliance Setup
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Please enter the information as it is requested to continue with the
configuration. Typically a default value is displayed in brackets.
Pressing the [enter] key without entering a new value will use the
bracketed value and proceed to the next item.
If a default value cannot be provided, the prompt will indicate that
the item is either (Required) or (Optional). The [enter] key may be
pressed without entering data for (Optional) items. A value must be
entered for (Required) items.
At the end of the setup process, the existing settings will be
displayed and opportunity will be provided to correct any errors.
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Press [enter] to begin setup or CTRL-C to exit:
2 Press [Enter] to begin the setup. The Root Password Configuration screen appears:
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Root Password Configuration
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There is currently no password set in the system administrator
account (root). It is recommended that you set one that is
active the first time the machine is rebooted.
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Would you like to set a root password (y/n) [y]?
Note
You must set a new root password. This new root password will be used by the initial user
when logging in to the NetSight applications.
3 Press [Enter] to set a new root password. Enter the new password as prompted.
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
Password updated successfully.
4 After you create the new root password, a screen appears where you can specify a user other than
root to run the NetSight server, if desired. This user becomes the admin user for the server.
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Select the user to run the server as
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Do you want to use an existing user? (y/n) [y]
5 Enter y to use an existing user if you already have a user defined on the machine and enter the user
name. Leave the name set to root if you do not want to specify another user. Accept your selection.
Enter n to create a new "netsight" user (netsight is the user name) and enter the password for this
new user. Re-enter the password and then accept your selection.
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