Brocade Communications Systems Brocade ICX 6650 53-1002599-01 - Manual (Page 37)

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Assigning permanent passwords
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Setting passwords
1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged level of the
EXEC mode:
Brocade> enable
2. Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the following command:
Brocade# configure terminal
Brocade(config)#
3. Enter the following command to set the super user password:
Brocade(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:
Brocade(config)# enable port-config-password text
Brocade(config)# enable read-only-password text
NOTE
If you forget your super user password, refer to “Recovering from a lost password” on page 21.
Syntax: enable super-user-password | read-only-password | port-config-password text
Passwords can be up to 32 characters long.
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.
NOTE
Recovery from a lost password requires direct access to the serial port and a system reset.
Use the following procedure to recover from a lost password.
1. Start a CLI session over the serial interface to the Brocade device.
2. Reboot the device.
3. While the system is booting, before the initial system prompt appears, enter b to enter the boot
monitor mode.
4. Enter no password at the prompt. (You cannot abbreviate this command.)
After the console prompt reappears, assign a new password.