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Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor CLI Configuration Guide for IPS 7.2

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Logging In to the Appliance

The service role does not have direct access to the CLI. Service account users are logged directly into a

bash shell. Use this account for support and troubleshooting purposes only. Unauthorized modifications

are not supported and will require the sensor to be reimaged to guarantee proper operation. You can

create only one user with the service role.

When you log in to the service account, you receive the following warning:

******************************** WARNING *****************************************

UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO THIS NETWORK DEVICE IS PROHIBITED.

This account is intended to be used for support and troubleshooting purposes only.

Unauthorized modifications are not supported and will require this device to be re-imaged

to guarantee proper operation.

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Note

The service role is a special role that allows you to bypass the CLI if needed. Only a user with

administrator privileges can edit the service account.

For More Information

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For the procedure for creating the service account, see Creating the Service Account, page3-28.

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For the procedures for adding and deleting users, see Configuring Authentication and User

Parameters, page3-18.

Logging In to the Appliance

Note

You can log in to the appliance from a console port. The currently supported Cisco IPS appliances are

the IPS 4345, IPS 4360, IPS 4510, and IPS 4520.

To log in to the appliance, follow these steps:

Step 1

Connect a console port to the sensor to log in to the appliance.

Step 2

Enter your username and password at the login prompt.

Note

The default username and password are both cisco. You are prompted to change them the first

time you log in to the appliance.You must first enter the UNIX password, which is cisco. Then

you must enter the new password twice.

Password:

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