User`s manual

DT-6061 User's Manual - Platform (Build 17.1)
12/14/09 Datatek Applications Inc. 25
6.3.7 CHANGE PASSWORD - CHGPASS
Syntax: chgpass OLD=<old> NEW=<new> CONFIRM=<new>
The chgpass command is used to change a user password on the system console. The
command is only allowed if the user is logged in.
All three parameters can be given on the same line as the command. None of those entries are
echo-suppressed. However, if parameters are omitted from the command line, the console will
prompt for them, and the responses will be echo-suppressed. (Previous versions of the DT-6061
used PASSWD and NEWPASS instead of OLD and NEW; the old variations are still supported.)
If the current password is valid and the two entries for the new password match, the password is
changed to the new value.
6.3.8 RESET PASSWORD - RSTPASS
Syntax: rstpass
The DT-6XXX has a user changeable password that is used to gain access to the console. If the
password should become misplaced, console access would not be available for configuration and
administration. The user may recover from this situation using the rstpass command. This
command is always available regardless of whether the platform console is logged in or not. The
rstpass command displays unique identification about this particular device along with a specially
constructed access code and then prompts for the key. The user may then contact the
manufacturer with the device information and access code to obtain the software key.
The software key is an eight character alphanumeric that is valid one time only
for this particular
DT-6XXX. If a valid key is entered the user password is reset to the original value of initial. If an
invalid key is entered the message "key is not valid for this system" is generated.
6.3.9 SET CONSOLE TIMEOUT - TIMEOUT
Syntax: timeout [ <number of seconds> | off ]
The timeout command is only allowed when the unit is logged in.
The DT-6061 hard-wired serial console uses a three-wire interface (RD, TD, GND), and the lead
state of other signals is not relevant. This would imply that the only way to change the state of the
console is to explicitly log in or log out, or reboot which forces the console to be logged out.
For users who wish the console to automatically log off after a period of inactivity, there is a
console timer. The console timer defaults to the disabled condition, and may be activated by the
timeout command.
The <number of seconds> value must be between 30 and 1000, inclusive. To check what the
present value is, use the timeout command without any arguments, or see the timeout value in
vfy mod.
When the DT-6061 determines that the period of inactivity of the specified time has elapsed, it
automatically forces the console to log off. An INFO-level alarm is issued at that time. Since the
telnet console acts in parallel with the serial console, the timer is restarted on input from either
source, and the automatic logoff is effective to both.