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Maintenance Utilities
VU-ACD™/100 Maintenance Guide – Host/DOS
2.5
Change Maintenance Logon Password
This menu option allows the user to change the maint login password which secures access to the
Maintenance Menu. Initial entry into the Maintenance Menu does not require a password. A password
request appears after the UNIX login prompt prior to accessing the Maintenance Menu.
Step
Prompt
Action
1
MAINTENANCE MENU
1) Shut Down ACD MIS
2) Shut Down ACD MIS & UNIX System
3) Tape Backup/Restore Utilities
4) System Logs
5) Load Management Limits
6) Change Maintenance Logon Password
7) System Hardware Configuration
8) Install a Software Update
9) Request Switch Initialization
10) 5ESS
Provisioning
11) List Logged-In Users
Select an option, or enter q to quit:
Type
6
and press
Enter
to select Change
Maintenance Logon Password.
2
CHANGE MAINTENANCE LOGIN PASSWORD
This selection will allow you to change the maint login password.
Do you want to Continue? (y/n)
Type
y
and press
Enter
to continue.
3
Setting password for user: maint
Last successful password change for maint: Mon Jan 4 15:24:21 1999
Choose password
You can choose whether you pick your own password,
or have the system create one for you.
1. Pick a password
2. Pronounceable password will be generated for you
Enter choice (default is 1):
Complete one of the following steps:
a. Type
1
and press
Enter
to pick your own
password. Proceed to Step 4.
b. Type
2
and press
Enter
to have the system
choose a password. Proceed to Step 5.
4A
Please enter new password:
New Password:
Re-enter password:
Please make a note of new password.
Your Own Password
Type a new password and press
Enter
.
Retype the new password and press
Enter
.
5
Generating random pronounceable password for maint.
The password, along with a hyphenated version, is shown.
(password generation will be a bit slow.)
Press <Return> until you like the choice.
When you have chosen the password you want, type it in.
Note: type your interrupt character or “quit” to abort at any time.
Password: cybelrud Hyphenation: cyb-el-rud Enter password:
System Generated Password
The screen prompts are derived from the pass-
word routine supplied with SCO OpenServer.
