Admin Guide

Before you begin
• You must use an account with read-write-all privileges to change passwords. For security, the
switch saves passwords to a hidden file.
About this task
If you enable the hsecure flag, after the aging time expires, the system prompts you to change your
password. If you do not configure the aging time, the default is 90 days.
Procedure
1. Enter Global Configuration mode:
enable
configure terminal
2. Change a password:
cli password WORD<1–20> {layer1|layer2|layer3|read-only|read-write|
read-write-all}
3. Enter the old password.
4. Enter the new password.
5. Enter the new password a second time.
6. Configure password options:
password [access-level WORD<2–8>] [aging-time <1-365>] [default-
lockout-time <60-65000>] [lockout WORD<0–46> time <60-65000>] [min-
passwd-len <10-20>] [password-history <3-32>]
Example
Switch:1> enable
Switch:1# configure terminal
Change a password:
Switch:1(config)# cli password smith read-write-all
Enter the old password:
Switch:1(config)# Enter the old password : winter
Enter the new password:
Switch:1(config)# Enter the New password : summer
Enter the new password a second time:
Switch:1(config)# Re-enter the New password : summer
Set password to an access level of read-write-all and the expiration period for the password to 60
days:
Switch:1(config)# password access-level rwa aging-time 60
System access configuration using ACLI
October 2015 Administering Avaya VSP 7200 Series and 8000 Series 173
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