3Com 9000 manual Before you enter the new password, Admin-access password is updated

Password Setup 53

Update Admin-accessUpdate the admin-access password. Enter the new password a second Password time to confirm your entry. You are prompted for the existing password

before you enter the new password.

To accept the default password, press Enter.

Command Actions

Enter menu sequence:	(1) SYS: Platform Configuration
	(1) SET: Switch Setup
	(1) PAS: Password Setup
	(3) ADM: Set Admin Password
Enter a parameter at the prompt
Parameter	Format or Range
Old password	Enter the old password.
New password	0 to 8 alphanumeric characters
New password	Enter the password exactly as you did before.
confirmation
Direct access sequence:	1 1 1 3 [parameters]
Command Result
System action taken:	The admin-access password is updated.
System message display:	The password has been changed.

Example

Enter: 1 1 1 3

The following dialog is displayed. Note that the passwords themselves are not displayed.

Enter the old admin password: oldpass

Enter the new admin password: newpass

Enter the new admin password again: newpass

The password has been changed.

The admin-access password is updated.