Cyclades User's Guide Changing Default Passwords, Changing admin’s Default Password Web Manager

Changing Default Passwords

Changing Default Passwords

For security purposes, the root and admin users must change their default passwords as soon as possible. Not changing the default passwords leaves a big security hole that can be exploited.

TChanging admin’s Default Password [Web Manager]

1.Bring up the Web Manager.

2.Log in as admin using the default password, “cyclades”.

3.In Wizard Mode, go to Step2: Access.

4.Select “admin” from the Users List.

5.Click the “Change Password” button.

6.Enter the password into the New Password field.

7.Enter the password again into the Repeat New Password field.

8.Click OK when done.

TChanging the Root Password [Command Line]

1.Verify that a terminal or a computer with a terminal emulator is connected to the console port on the KVM/net.

2.From the terminal or terminal emulator, log in to the console port as root, using the existing password. [The default password is “cyclades”.]

KVM login: root

Password: cyclades

a. Enter the passwd command.

[root@KVM /]# passwd

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