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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Setting and Viewing the Switch Name
Enabling and Disabling the User cisco Password Reset
If the switch you are managing is in an insecure area, you might want to disable the user password reset
feature. Otherwise, anyone with physical access to the switch Console Port can reset the password, deny
access to other users, and reconfigure the switch. This feature can be enabled again at a later date if you
know the user name and password for a user at the SERVICE_GP privilege level or higher.
To enable or disable the password reset feature, use the following procedure.
Step 1 Establish a configuration session using a user name with SERVICE_GP privileges or higher.
Step 2 To disable password reset, enter the cnfpswdreset off command.
Step 3 To enable password reset, enter the cnfpswdreset on command.
Step 4 To view the status of this feature, enter the dsppswdreset command.
Setting and Viewing the Switch Name
The switch name identifies the switch you are working on, which is important when you are managing
multiple switches. The current switch name appears in the CLI prompt when you are managing PXM45
cards and service modules.
To change the switch name, use the following procedure.
Step 1 Establish a configuration session using a user name with SUPER_GP privileges or higher.
Step 2 Enter the following command after the switch prompt:
unknown.7.PXM.a > cnfname <node name>
Enter up to 32 characters for the new node name. Be sure to use the correct case because the node name
is case-sensitive. For example:
unknown.7.PXM.a > cnfname pop20two
This node name will be changed to pop20two. Please Confirm
cnfname: Do you want to proceed (Yes/No)? y
cnfname: Configured this node name to pop20two Successfully.
pop20two.7.PXM.a >
The new name appears immediately in the next CLI prompt.