Resetting the Admin Password
42 AlterPath PM Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide
If you are watching the AlterPath PM's console output (using
HyperTerminal or Minicom), messages like the ones shown below are
displayed:
4. Remove the loopback connector.
After one minute, you can remove the loopback connector from the OUT
port of the AlterPath PM. Now the password for the user admin is reset to
the default (pm8), and you should be able to log into the AlterPath PM
using the default username/password.
5. Change the password for the admin, if desired, by issuing the following
command:
6. Execute the
save command to complete the procedure.
7. If you need to recover the password of many AlterPath PMs connected in
a daisy chain, go to Step 1 and perform the procedure on each AlterPath
PM in the chain.
[ALTERPATH PM]: DCD went ON on output port of IPDU #1
[ALTERPATH PM]: Trying to detect loopback cable on
OUT port of ipdu #1
[ALTERPATH PM]: Loopback detected. Changing
administrator password to default.
[ALTERPATH PM]: Please remove the loopback cable now.
pm>passwd
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