Dell PowerEdge VRTX - Manual (Page 18)

18 Using the CLI
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Security Management and Password
Configuration
System security is handled through the Authentication, Authorization, and
Accounting (AAA) mechanism that manages user access rights, privileges,
and management methods. AAA uses both local and remote user databases.
Data encryption is handled through the SSH mechanism.
Passwords can be configured for the following services:
• Terminal
• Telnet
• SSH
• HTTP
• HTTPS
NOTE: When creating a user name, the default priority is 14, which provides
access but not configuration rights. A priority of 15 must be set to enable access
and configuration rights to the device. Although user names can be assigned
privilege level 15 without a password, it is recommended to always assign a
password. If there is no specified password, privileged users can access the Web
interface with any password.
NOTE: Passwords can be secured by using password management commands to
force aging out of passwords, or expiration of passwords. For more information, see
"Management Security" on page 134.
Initial Configuration and Password Recovery
The system is delivered with a default username/password (root/calvin). If a
user-defined password is lost, a password recovery procedure can be invoked
from the Startup menu. This procedure is applicable for the local terminal
only and enables a single access to the device from the local terminal with no
password entered.
The full mode of password recovery mechanism can be enabled/disabled
through the CLI (service password-recovery command).
This affects password recovery in the following way:
• Enabled: When the password-recovery mechanism is invoked, one-time
access to the device without a password is enabled and all configuration
and user files are retained.