General Configuration Command Set
Setting User Accounts and Passwords
Matrix E1 Series (1G58x-09 and 1H582-xx) Configuration Guide 3-25
3.2.1.4 set password
Use this command to change system default passwords or to set a new login password on the CLI.
set password username
Syntax Description
Command Defaults
None.
Command Type
Switch command.
Command Mode
Read-Write users can change their own passwords. Super Users (Admin) can
change any password on the system.
NOTES: Only users with admin (su) access privileges can change any password on
the system.
Users with Read-Write (rw) or Read-Only (ro) access privileges can change their own
passwords, but cannot enter or modify other system passwords.
If configured, password length must conform to the minimum number of characters set
with the set system password length command (Section 3.2.1.5).
The admin password can be reset by toggling dip switch 8 on the device as described
in the Matrix E1 Series Installation Guide.
username (Only available to users with super-user access.)
Specifies a system default or a user-configured login
account name. By default, the Matrix E1 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.)
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