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SSH Client Commands
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Example
The following example specifies that, username and public key are used for
authentication:
switchxxxxxx(config)# ip ssh-client authentication public-key rsa
48.2 ip ssh-client change server password
To change a password of an SSH client on a remote SSH server, use the ip
ssh-client change server password command in Global Configuration mode.
Syntax
ip ssh-client change server password server {
host
|
ip-address
|
ipv6-address
}
username username old-password old-password new-password new-password
Parameters
•
host
—DNS name of a remote SSH server.
•
ip-address —Specifies the IP address of a remote SSH server. The IP
address can be an IPv4, IPv6 or IPv6z address. See IPv6z Address
Conventions.
•
username
—Username of the local SSH clients (1 - 70 characters).
•
old-password —Old password of the local SSH client (1 - 70 characters).
•
new-password
—New password for the local SSH client (1 - 70 characters).
The password cannot include the characters "@" and ":".
Default Configuration
None
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
Use the command to change a password on a remote SSH server. Use the ip
ssh-client password command to change the SSH client password of the switch’s
SSH client so that it matches the new password set on the remote SSH server.