Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System
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Unlocking a User Account
Note: This topic applies to the OS login accounts on the DNCS, the RNCS, and the
Application Server. Account locking is not applicable to the WebUI users on the
DNCS.
1 Open an xterm window on the system.
2
Application Server. Account locking is not applicable to the WebUI users on the
DNCS.
1 Open an xterm window on the system.
2
Log into the system as root:
a At the prompt, type
a At the prompt, type
su -
and press Enter.
b Type the root password and press Enter.
3 Type
passwd -s [username]
and press Enter to display the user account
password attributes.
Notes:
Notes:
Substitute the user account name for [username] in the command. Do not
type the brackets in the command.
type the brackets in the command.
Locked user accounts display with LK immediately after the username.
Examples:
Locked user account:
dncsuser
LK
03/11/10
0
91
14
Unlocked user account:
dncsuser PS
03/11/10
0
91
14
4 Type
passwd -r files -u [username]
and press Enter.
Note: Substitute the user account name for [username]. Do not type the brackets
in the command.
Result: The user account is unlocked. The user account retains the original
password. To change the password, refer to Changing User Account Passwords
(on page 36).
in the command.
Result: The user account is unlocked. The user account retains the original
password. To change the password, refer to Changing User Account Passwords
(on page 36).
5 Type
exit
and press Enter to close the xterm window.