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Back to Installing SBC 5000 and 7000 Series Software

Back to Configuring the SBC 5000 Series Platform

For security reasons, periodically change the BMC root password using the steps below:

  1. Login

    Log on to the

    BMC web application and click Configuration tab.

    SBC BMC. The SBC BMC main screen appears.

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  2. Click Configuration > Users. The User Management screen is displayed.

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  3. Click Users from the Options menu.

    Select the root user from the user list.

  4. Click Modify User.The following window displays:

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  5. Select the Change Password option.
  6. Enter a new password in both the Password and Confirm Password fields.

     

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    Follow these criteria to set a new password. The password:

    - should contain a minimum of 8 characters

    - should contain a minimum of 1 uppercase character

    - should contain a minimum of 1 special character

    - should contain a minimum of 1 lowercase character

    - should contain a minimum of 1 special character

    - should contain a minimum of 1 numeric character

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  7. Click Modify to complete the password change.

The new password is activated for the next BMC login.

 

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Continue to Launching the Remote Console from the BMC.

 

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