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Chapter 12 Command Line Interface Reference
admin password
admin password
To set the password used for administrative access to the SN 5428-2 Storage Router management
interface, use the admin password command. Access may be via Telnet or SSH (for CLI), or web-based
GUI.
admin password string
Syntax Description
Defaults The default password is cisco.
Command Modes Administrator.
Command History
Usage Guidelines The management interface is password protected. You must enter passwords when accessing the storage
router via Telnet or SSH (for CLI) or web-based GUI. The Monitor mode password provides view-only
access to the management interface, while the Administrator mode password allows you to create entities
and make changes to the configuration of the storage router. Password protection can also be extended
to the storage router console, using the restrict console command.
The password can contain one or more spaces, if the password string is enclosed in quotes. A string value
of “” clears the password, effectively setting it to nothing.
In a cluster environment, the Administrator mode and Monitor mode passwords are cluster-wide
configuration elements and apply to all storage routers in a cluster. The password management functions
are handled by a single storage router. To determine which storage router is performing password
management functions, issue the show cluster command. If you issue the admin password command
from a storage router that is not performing password management functions, the CLI displays an
informational message with the name of the node that is currently handling those functions.
Note The password is displayed in clear text as the command is entered, but it is changed to a series of number
signs (#####) when the change is acknowledged.
Examples The following example sets the Administrator mode password to foo73G. All passwords are case
sensitive.
[SN5428-2A]# admin password foo73G
string The password associated with administrative access to the storage router
management interface. The string can be enclosed in quotes, and must be
enclosed in quotes if the password includes one or more spaces. A string
value of “” clears the password. The default password is cisco.
Release Modification
3.2.1 This command was introduced.