Updating System Passwords

Update the system admin or the root passwords from the command line interface.

Note: For information about recovering a password, see HCX Manager Password Recovery.

Procedure

1. Login to the HCX Manager as the admin user: ssh admin@IP address.
2. Enter the admin password.
   The system prompt appears.

   [admin@hcxmgr ~] $

3. Enter the passwd command.

   [admin@hcxmgr ~]$ passwd

   Follow the prompts to complete the password change.

4. (Optional) Change the root user password:
   1. At the system prompt, elevate to root user using the su root command:
      The root prompt appears.

      root@hcxmgr /home/admin]#

   2. At the root prompt, enter the passwd command.
      Follow the prompts to complete the password change.

What to do next

Log out and log back in to confirm the change.