14.1 Setting Administrative Passwords

Use the Administrative Passwords tool to modify the passwords and SSH access permissions for the appliance administrator: the root user. If your password policy requires it, you must modify passwords periodically or if you reassign responsibility for the appliance administration to another person.

The root user can use the Administrative Passwords page to perform the following tasks:

  • Modify the root user password. To change a password, you must be able to provide the old password.

  • Enable or disable the root user SSH access to the appliance.

    When this option is selected, the root user is able to SSH to the appliance.

To manage the administrative access as the root user:

  1. Log in to the Appliance Management Console as the root user.

  2. Click Administrative Passwords.

  3. Specify a new password for the root administrator. You must also specify the current root password.

  4. (Optional) Select or deselect Allow root access to SSH.

  5. Click OK.