110CS 1000 on Linux base
Note 2: To log in directly as root you must log in through the COM1 console.
•sysadmin: The user account designated for debugging and maintenance. This account is intended for Nortel support.
•nortel: The user account for the basic Linux base operation, including patching and application installation. For a list of CLI commands that can be invoked by nortel, see “ Nortel Linux base CLI commands” (page 139).
Note 1: If you log in as root or nortel and your account is inactive for 15 minutes, you will automatically be logged out.
Note 2: A nortel or sysadmin user account (except root) that makes three successive incorrect logon attempts will be locked for up to 1 hour.
Passwords
The following regulations govern the use of passwords:
Password Policy
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•A new password must differ from the previous three passwords.
Password creation guidelines
Passwords must meet the following criteria:
•Passwords must contain both uppercase and lowercase letters.
•In addition to letters, passwords must use numeric digits (0 to 9) and special characters
•The password must contain at least eight alphanumeric characters.
•The password cannot be a word in the English language as defined in the Linux Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) module.
•Passwords cannot use discernible character patterns such as abcdef or 123123.
•Passwords cannot use the backward spelling of a word.
•Passwords cannot be an English language word (as defined in the Linux PAM module) preceded or followed by a digit. For example, 1secret or secret1.
•You can change your password by using the passwd CLI command.
Nortel Communication Server 1000
Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning
29 October 2008
