Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System
Chapter 4 Password Management
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5 Type the new password again and press Enter. The system compares the two
password entries.
6 Did the "They don't match, sorry" message appear?
If yes, the two passwords do not match. Go back to step 3 and re-type the
command.
command.
If no, the system prompt is returned. You are finished with this procedure.
Changing the Root Password
Note: This topic applies to all systems.
1 Open an xterm window on the system.
2 Log into the system as root:
1 Open an xterm window on the system.
2 Log into the system as root:
a
At the prompt, type
su -
and press Enter.
b Type the root password and press Enter.
3 Type
passwd -r files root
and press Enter.
4 Type the new password for the root user and press Enter.
5 Type the new password again and press Enter. The system changes the root
5 Type the new password again and press Enter. The system changes the root
password.