General Configuration Command Set
Setting User Accounts and Passwords
Matrix NSA Series Configuration Guide 2-29
2.2.1.4 set password
Use this command to change system default passwords or to set a new login password on the CLI.
set password [username]
Syntax Description
Command Defaults
None.
Command Type
Switch command.
Command Mode
Read-Write users can change their own passwords. Super Users (Admin) can
change any password on the system.
NOTES: Only users with admin (su) access privilege s can change any password on
the system.
Users with Read-Write (rw) access privileges can change their own passwords, but
cannot enter or modify other system passwords.
Passwords must be a minimum of 8 characters and a maximum of 40 characters.
IIf configured, password length must conform to the minimum number of characters se t
with the set system password length command (Section 2.2.1.5).
The admin password can be reset by toggling dip switch 8 on the device as described
in your Matrix Series Installation Guide.
username (Only available to users with super-user access.)
Specifies a system default or a user-configured login
account name. By default, the Matrix Series device
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.)