Brocade FastIron GS and GS-STK Hardware Installation Guide - Manual (Page 64)

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Assigning permanent passwords
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You can set the following levels of Enable passwords:
• Super User – Allows complete read-and-write access to the system. This is generally for system
administrators and is the only password level that allows you to configure passwords.
NOTE
You must set a super user password before you can set other types of passwords.
• Port Configuration – Allows read-and-write access for specific ports but not for global
(system-wide) parameters.
• Read Only – Allows access to the Privileged EXEC mode and CONFIG mode but only with read
access.
To set passwords:
1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged level of the
EXEC mode:
FGS 624> enable
2. Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the following command:
FGS 624# configure terminal
FGS 624(config)#
3. Enter the following command to set the super-user password:
FGS 624(config)# enable super-user-password <text>
NOTE
You must set the super user password before you can set other types of passwords.
4. Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords:
FGS 624(config)# enable port-config-password <text>
FGS 624(config)# enable read-only-password <text>
NOTE
If you forget your super user password, refer to “Recovering from a lost password” .
Syntax: enable super-user-password | read-only-password | port-config-password <text>
Passwords can be up to 32 characters long.
Assigning a password to an IronStack
If you have connected devices in a stack topology, you need only assign a password to the device
that will be the Active Controller for the stack. The Active Controller is generally the first device you
connect in a stack topology and is assigned the highest priority in the stack. For more information
on stack priorities, device stack roles, and ID numbers, refer to the FastIron Configuration Guide.
Recovering from a lost password
By default, the CLI does not require passwords. However, if someone has configured a password
for the device but the password has been lost, you can regain super-user access to the device using
the following procedure.