password

Set, change, or remove a password.

Syntax

[no] password admin|user [<password>]

Syntax Description

Keyword	Description
no	(Optional) Deletes an existing password.
admin	Sets or changes the administrator password.
user	Sets or changes the read-only user password.
password	(Optional) The password to be set.

Defaults

There is no password on the admin or user accounts by default.

Usage Guidelines

This command sets the password for the specified user for access to the CLI. Users without a password may not log in to the CLI via ssh.

If the new password is not specified on the command line, the system will prompt for it.

Examples

password admin

Related Commands

configure authorized-keys