Changing Default Login Password Using Web Interface
When you log in to the CMC web interface, if the
Default Password Warning
page is displayed, you can change the password. To do
this:
1.
Select the
Change Default Password
option.
2.
In the
New Password
field, type the new password.
The maximum characters for the password are 20. The characters are masked. The following characters are supported:
•
0-9
•
A-Z
•
a-z
•
Special characters: +, &, ?, >, -, }, |, ., !, (, ', ,, _,[, ", @, #, ), *, ;, $, ], /, §, %, =, <, :, {, I, \
3.
In the
Confirm Password
field, type the password again.
4.
Click
Continue
. The new password is configured and you are logged in to CMC.
NOTE: Continue is enabled only if the passwords provided in the New Password and Confirm Password fields match.
For information about the other fields, see the
Online Help
.
Changing Default Login Password Using RACADM
To change the password, run the following RACADM command:
racadm config –g cfgUserAdmin –o cfgUserAdminPassword –i <index> <newpassword>
where,
<index>
is a value from 1 to 16 (indicates the user account) and
<newpassword>
is the new user–defined password.
For more information, see the
Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide
available at
dell.com/support/manuals
.
Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message
You can enable or disable the display of the default password warning message. To do this, you must have
Configure Users
privilege.
Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message Using Web Interface
To enable or disable the display of the default password warning message after logging in to iDRAC:
1.
Go to
Chassis Controller
→
User Authentication
→
Local Users
.
The
Users
page is displayed.
2.
In the
Default Password Warning
section, select
Enable
, and then click
Apply
to enable the display of the
Default Password
Warning
page when you log in to CMC. Else, select
Disable
.
Alternatively, if this feature is enabled and you do not want to display the warning message for subsequent login operations, on
the
Default Password Warning
page, select the
Do not show this warning again
option, and then click
Apply
.
Enabling or Disabling Warning Message to Change Default Login Password Using RACADM
To enable the display of the warning message to change the default login password using RACADM, use
racadm config -g
cfgRacTuning -o cfgRacTuneDefCredentialWarningEnable<0> or <1>
object. For more information, see the
Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide
available at
dell.com/support/
manuals
.
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