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Chapter 1 Controlling CSS Access
Changing the Administrative Username and Password
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Cisco Content Services Switch Security Configuration Guide
OL-5650-02
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