HP 800 Series, User Manual

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System Administration
Managing Passwords
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CAUTION:
Changing the appliance server mode (personality) resets the passwords, but
it also restores the entire system to the default state—deleting data and
erasing configuration settings.
Resetting the NAC 800 Database Password
The NAC 800 database password is set during the install process. You cannot
change your database password with NAC 800 later. If your database password
gets changed by some other method after NAC 800 is installed, NAC 800 will
not be able to communicate with the database. In this case, contact ProCurve
Networking by HP for assistance.
Changing the NAC 800 Administrator Password
When the Password is Known
To reset the NAC 800 administrator user interface User Name and Password
when known:
See “Modifying the MS root Account Password” on page 3-27.
When the Password is Unknown
To reset the NAC 800 administrator user interface User Name and Password
when unknown:
Command line window
1. Create a text file with the following lines:
Compliance.ObjectManager.AdminUser=
Compliance.ObjectManager.AdminPassword=
Compliance.UI.FirstTimeConfigCompleted=true
Enter characters following the equal sign that are the password (for
example,
CwR0(tW
).
2. Save the file and copy it to the NAC 800 server (either MS or ES).
3. Log into the NAC 800 server as root.