Nortel Networks ALTEON OS BMD00007 - Manual (Page 45)

Alteon OS Command Reference
First-Time Configuration „ 45 BMD00007, November 2007
5. Select the administrator password.
6. Enter the current administrator password at the prompt:
N OTE – If you forget your administrator password, call your technical support representative
for help using the password fix-up mode.
7. Enter the new administrator password at the prompt:
8. Enter the new administrator password, again, at the prompt:
9. Apply and save your change by entering the following commands:
Changing the Default User Password
The user login has limited control of the switch. Through a user account, you can view switch
information and statistics, but you can’t make configuration changes.
The default password for the user account is user. This password can be changed from the
user account. The administrator can change all passwords, as shown in the following proce-
dure.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using the admin password.
2. From the Main Menu, use the following command to access the Configuration Menu:
System Access# user/admpw
Changing ADMINISTRATOR password; validation required...
Enter current administrator password:
Enter new administrator password:
Re-enter new administrator password:
System# apply
System# save
Main# cfg