Nortel Networks NN43001-315 - Manual (Page 114)

114 CS 1000 on Linux base
ATTENTION
Use this procedure to reset local Nortel Linux base non-root passwords only.
You must have a serial connection to the system to use this procedure.
Step Action
1 Open the serial connection and logon as root.
2 Type the CLI command passwd (user) and press Enter. The
Non-root password reset screen appears, as shown in Figure
107 "Non-root password reset window" (page 114) .
Figure 107
Non-root password reset window
3 In the Figure 107 "Non-root password reset window" (page
114) type the new password and press Enter. You are then
prompted to enter the password again. Type the password
again and press Enter. If the passwords match the message all
authentication tokens updated successfully is displayed. If the
passwords do not match the system prompts you to repeat the
process.
4 When you finish the password reset type logout and press
Enter to log out of the root account.
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Nortel Communication Server 1000
Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning
NN43001-315 02.09
29 October 2008
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