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Brocade FastIron GS and FastIron GS-STK Hardware Installation Guide
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Assigning permanent passwords
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You can set the following levels of Enable passwords:
•
Super User – Allows complete read-and-write access to the system. This is generally for system
administrators and is the only password level that allows you to configure passwords.
NOTE
You must set a super user password before you can set other types of passwords.
•
Port Configuration – Allows read-and-write access for specific ports but not for global
(system-wide) parameters.
•
Read Only – Allows access to the Privileged EXEC mode and CONFIG mode but only with read
access.
To set passwords:
1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged level of the
EXEC mode:
FGS 624> enable
2. Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the following command:
FGS 624# configure terminal
FGS 624(config)#
3. Enter the following command to set the super-user password:
FGS 624(config)#enable super-user-password <text>
NOTE
You must set the super user password before you can set other types of passwords.
4. Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords:
FGS 624(config)# enable port-config-password <text>
FGS 624(config)# enable read-only-password <text>
NOTE
If you forget your super user password, refer to
“Recovering from a lost password”
Syntax: enable super-user-password | read-only-password | port-config-password <
text
>
Passwords can be up to 32 characters long.
Assigning a password to an IronStack
If you have connected devices in a stack topology, you need only assign a password to the device
that will be the Active Controller for the stack. The Active Controller is generally the first device you
connect in a stack topology and is assigned the highest priority in the stack. For more information
on stack priorities, device stack roles, and ID numbers, refer to the
FastIron Configuration Guide
.
Recovering from a lost password
By default, the CLI does not require passwords. However, if someone has configured a password
for the device but the password has been lost, you can regain super-user access to the device using
the following procedure.