3com S330 User Manual

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Performing Additional Super User Functions
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Select [1] Set Super User Password[2] Set Read-Write Password, or [3] Set 
Read-Only Password to set the desired password.
The following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen:
Enter New Password:
Enter the new password. The password appears as asterisks on the screen as you 
enter it.
CAUTION: Be sure to record your new password and keep the record in a safe 
place. If you forget your password and have no record of it, you can contact 3Com 
for assistance, but we may need to delete your database in order to solve the 
problem.
The following prompt appears:
Re-enter New Password:
Re-enter the password you entered in step 4.
A message appears, indicating that the password has been saved.
Select [4] Previous Menu to return to the Super User Privilege menu.
Performing Additional 
Super User Functions
In addition to setting passwords, you can also take over read-write sessions and 
erase the system database from the Super User Privilege menu, shown earlier in 
Figure 43.
Taking over a
Read-Write Session
The PathBuilder S330S310 allows only one read-write session at a time. If you 
have super user privileges, however, you can take over a read-write session 
without logging off. When you take over a read-write session, the previous 
read-write session is forced to a read-only session.
To take over a read-write session, follow these steps:
From the Super User Privilege menu, shown earlier in Figure 43 select [2] Take 
Over Read-Write Session.
The following prompt appears:
Do you want to take over read-write session (Y/N) [N]?
Enter y to take over the read-write session.
The following message appears:
The current session has been changed to Read-Write!
Press any key to return.
Press any key to resume your session in read-write mode.
The interface for the user whose read-write session you took over will switch to 
read-only mode the next time that user changes screens.
Erasing the System
Database
In certain situations—if anomalous behavior on the part of the PathBuilder 
S330/S310 makes you suspect that the database has been corrupted, or if you 
have moved a unit from a different location, for example—you may want to 
consider erasing the system database and starting from scratch. You must have 
super user privileges in order to erase the system database.