Changing admin and enable passwords from CLI on Content Analysis

Products

• Content Analysis Software - CA

Issue/Introduction

The below steps are to change admin and enable passwords from the command line/CLI.

Note: You must know the existing admin and enable passwords to follow the steps below. If you do not know the existing passwords please refer to Reset of the admin or enable password on the Content Analysis System to reset the passwords.

Resolution

To change the admin password on CAS:

CAS# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
CAS(config)# authentication
CAS(config-authentication)# local-user user admin password
(<password>): ********
Reconfirm (<password>): ********
CAS(config-authentication)#


 

To change the enable password on CAS:

CAS# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
CAS(config)# authentication enable-password
Enter password:

Confirm password:
  ok
CAS(config)#