Dell PowerConnect 6024 - Page 63

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Configuring an Initial Console Password
To configure an initial console password, enter the following commands:
console(config)# aaa authentication login default line
console(config)# aaa authentication enable default line
console(config)# line console
console(config-line)# login authentication default
console(config-line)# enable authentication default
console(config-line)# password george
• When initially logging on to a device through a console session, enter george at the password
prompt.
• When changing a device’s mode to enable, enter
george at the password prompt.
Configuring an Initial Telnet Password
To configure an initial Telnet password, enter the following commands:
console(config)# aaa authentication login default line
console(config)# aaa authentication enable default line
console(config)# line telnet
console(config-line)# login authentication default
console(config-line)# enable authentication default
console(config-line)# password bob
• When initially logging onto a device through a Telnet session, enter bob at the password
prompt.
• When changing a device mode to enable, enter
bob .
Configuring an Initial SSH password
To configure an initial SSH password, enter the following commands:
console(config)# aaa authentication login default line
console(config)# aaa authentication enable default line
console(config)# line ssh
console(config-line)# login authentication default
console(config-line)# enable authentication default
console(config-line)# password jones.