Cisco CSS 11501 Getting Started Guide - Page 53

Chapter 2 Configuring CSS Basics Changing the Administrative Username and Password Changing the Administrative Username and Password During the initial log in to the CSS you enter the default user name admin and the default password system in lowercase text. For security reasons, you should change the administrative username and password. Security on your CSS can be compromised because the administrative username and password are configured to be the same for every CSS shipped from Cisco Systems. The administrative username and password are stored in nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM). Each time you reboot the CSS, it reads the username and password from NVRAM and reinserts them in to the user database. SuperUser status is assigned to the administrative username by default. You can change the administrative username and password, but because the information is stored in NVRAM, you cannot permanently delete them. If you delete the administrative username using the no username command, the CSS deletes the username from the running-config file, but restores the username from NVRAM when you reboot the CSS. Use the username-offdm name password text command to change the administrative username or password. Note You can also use the Security Options menu from the Offline DM menu (accessed during the boot process) to change the administrative username and password. Refer to the Cisco Content Services Switch Administration Guide for information on the Offline DM menu. For example, to change the default administrative username and password to a different username and password, enter. (config)# username-offdm bobo password secret OL-6037-01 Cisco Content Services Switch Getting Started Guide 2-5