Cisco DTA Control System (DTACS) 1.2 Betriebsanweisung
Chapter 9 DTACS Security
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dtacsSSH account: Changing the dtacsSSH account password is not necessary
since this user is not directly used by an operator, and the default password is
either not known or documented.
since this user is not directly used by an operator, and the default password is
either not known or documented.
easftp and dtacsftp accounts: These account passwords should be done only in
coordination with the administrator of the EAS and the VOD systems.
coordination with the administrator of the EAS and the VOD systems.
A user account password can be changed by the user or by the system administrator.
Changing Your Own Password
Note: You can change your own account password. Only administrators can change
other users' account passwords.
1 Open an xterm window on the DTACS Server.
2 At the login prompt, type passwd -r files and press Enter. The system will
other users' account passwords.
1 Open an xterm window on the DTACS Server.
2 At the login prompt, type passwd -r files and press Enter. The system will
prompt you for your existing password.
3 Enter your existing password and press Enter. The system will prompt you for
your new password.
4 Enter your new password and press Enter. The system prompts you to re-enter
your new password.
5 Type your new password again and press Enter. The system compares your two
password entries. If they match, the password successfully changed message
appears. If they do not match, you must re-enter the new password.
appears. If they do not match, you must re-enter the new password.
6 Type exit and press Enter to close the xterm window.
7 Log out of the DTACS Server.
8 Login to the DTACS Server with your new password.
7 Log out of the DTACS Server.
8 Login to the DTACS Server with your new password.
Changing Another User's Password
Note: Only administrators can change other users' account passwords.
1 Open an xterm window on the DTACS Server.
2 Log into the DTACS Server as root.
3 Type passwd -r files [username] and press Enter.
1 Open an xterm window on the DTACS Server.
2 Log into the DTACS Server as root.
3 Type passwd -r files [username] and press Enter.
Example: Type passwd -r files jonesx and press Enter.
4 Type the new password for the user and press Enter.
5 Type the new password again and press Enter. The system compares your two
5 Type the new password again and press Enter. The system compares your two
password entries. If they match, the password successfully changed message
appears. If they do not match, you must re-enter the new password.
appears. If they do not match, you must re-enter the new password.
6 Type exit and press Enter to close the xterm window.
7 Have the user log out of the DTACS Server.
8 Have the user login to the DTACS Server with the new password. If you used the
7 Have the user log out of the DTACS Server.
8 Have the user login to the DTACS Server with the new password. If you used the
-f option, the user must enter the one-time password you created. Then, the
system prompts the user to create a new password.
system prompts the user to create a new password.