Nortel Networks NN46205-310 quick start Change a password by using the following command

60Configuration

Changing passwords using the CLI

Set new passwords for each access level, or change the logon password for the different switch access.

The Ethernet Routing Switch Switch 8600 ships with default passwords configured for CLI access. When you use Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3), you can change passwords that are in an encrypted format.

Prerequisites

•You must have read-write-all privileges to change passwords. Passwords are saved to a hidden file to maintain security. The password associated with the user name or logon name is the optional password parameter.

Procedure steps

Action

Change a password by using the following command:

config cli password

Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to use the config cli password command.

Variable	Value
access level <access level>	Allows or blocks this access level.
<enabledisable>	• access level is an integer from
	2 to 8.
	• enabledisable enables or
	disables the chosen access level.
aging <days>	Sets the password age-out time.
	• days is the number of days until
	the password expires from 1 to
	365.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Quick Start

NN46205-310 02.01 Standard

30 May 2008

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