setpwdreset

Use the setpwdreset command to view and change the status of the password-reset feature for the node.

Syntax

 setpwdreset    {  -disable  |  -enable  |  -show  }

Parameters

-disable
Disables the password-reset feature that is available through the front panel menu system.
-enable
Enables the password-reset feature that is available through the front panel menu system.
-show
Displays the status of the password-reset feature, which is either enabled or disabled.

Description

The system provides an option to reset the system superuser password to the default value. Use the front panel menu system.

For all systems this can be done using the USB stick and the initialization tool.

This command allows access if the system superuser password is forgotten. If this feature remains enabled, make sure there is adequate physical security to the system hardware.

You can view or change the status of this feature.

An invocation example

setpwdreset -show

The resulting output:

Password status: [1]

This output means that the password or reset feature that is available through the front panel menu system is enabled. If the password status is [0], this feature is disabled.