Set Password - Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Manual

Setting User Accounts and Passwords
allowed‐days
local‐only
Defaults
The account is removed if no optional parameters are entered.
Mode
Switch command, Super User.
Example
This example shows how to remove the "netops" user account:
Matrix(su)->clear system login netops

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 users can change their own passwords. Super Users (Admin) can
change any password on the system.
Usage
Only users with admin (su) access privileges can change any password on the system.
Users with Read‐Write (rw) access privileges can change their own passwords, but cannot enter or
modify other system passwords.
Passwords must be a minimum of 8 characters and a maximum of 40 characters.
If configured, password length must conform to the minimum number of characters set with the
set system password length command ("set system password" on page 2‐20).
2-18 Startup and General Configuration
(Optional) When specified, the configured allowed days setting is reset
to the default value.
(Optional) When specified, the configured local only setting is reset to
the default value.
(Only available to users with super‐user access.) Specifies a system
default or a user‐configured login account name. By default, the Matrix
Series device 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