Setup guide

Chapter 4 Administering the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance

Recovery Management

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Step 7 Remove the recovery CD from the drive, and then press Enter.

Result: The system reboots, and then displays the system version information

followed by:

Status: The appliance is functioning properly

Step 8 Type Administrator, and then press Enter.

Note The password is case sensitive.

Step 9 At the password prompt, type setup, and then press Enter.

Result: The system displays the system prompt.

Step 10 At the Enter new account name: prompt, type the name of the Cisco Secure ACS

Appliance administrator, and then press Enter.

Step 11 At the Enter new password: prompt, type the new Cisco Secure ACS Appliance

password, and then press Enter.

Note The new password must contain a minimum of 6 characters, and it must

include a mix of at least 3 character types (numerals, special characters,

upper case letters, and lower case letters). Each of the following examples

is acceptable: 1PaSsWoRd, *password44, Pass*word.

Step 12 At the Enter new password again: prompt, type the new Cisco Secure ACS

Appliance password, and then press Enter.

Result: The system displays the following message on the console:

Password is set successfully.

Re-Imaging the Appliance Hard Drive

Use the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance Recovery CD ROM to re-image the Cisco

Secure ACS Appliance if necessary. This will destroy all data and install a new

image.