Enterasys Networks D-Series - Manual (Page 43)

set password
Enterasys D-Series CLI Reference 2-5
Mode
Switch command, super user.
Example
This example shows how to remove the “netops” user account:
D2(su)->clear system login netops
set password
Use this command to change system default passwords or to set a new login password on the CLI.
Syntax
set password [username]
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switch command, read‐write.
Switch command, super‐user.
Usage
Read‐Write users can change their own passwords.
Super Users (Admin) can change any password on the system.
Examples
This example shows how a super‐user would change the Read‐Write password from the system
default (blank string):
D2(su)->set password rw
Please enter new password: ********
Please re-enter new password: ********
Password changed.
D2(su)->
This example shows how a user with Read‐Write access would change his password:
D2(su)->set password
Please enter old password: ********
username (Only available to users with super‐user access.) Specifies a system default
or a user‐configured login account name. By default, the D‐Series switch
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.)