set password
Enterasys C3 Configuration Guide 5-9
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
Defaults
If security profile = C2, username is required.
Mode
Switch command, read-write.
Switch command, super-user.
Usage
Read-Write users can change their own passwords.
Super Users (Admin) can change any password on the system.
If you forget the password for the admin user account, you can reset the password to the default
password value by pressing the password reset button on the switch.
Passwords must conform to the configured system password rules.
Examples
This example shows how a super-user would change the Read-Write password from the system
default (blank string):
C3(su)->set password rw
Please enter new password: ********
Please re-enter new password: ********
Password changed.
C3(su)->
This example shows how a user with Read-Write access would change their own password:
C3(rw)->set password
Please enter old password: ********
Please enter new password: ********
Please re-enter new password: ********
Password changed.
C3(rw)->
username (Only available to users with super-user access.) Specifies a system
default or a user-configured login account name. By default, the
Enterasys C3 switch 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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