Filter
Top Products
User accounts and access control 111
Resetting Nortel Linux base passwords
Nortel Linux base passwords can be reset if they are forgotten or lost. Use
the following procedures to reset Nortel Linux base passwords.
Resetting the Nortel Linux base root password
ATTENTION
Use this procedure to reset the local Nortel Linux base root password only.
You must have physical access to the system to use this procedure. You must
have a keyboard, video monitor, and mouse (kvm) connection to use this
procedure.
Step Action
1 Insert the Linux base CD in the CD-ROM tray.
2 Reboot the system.
3 Type kvm at the boot prompt and press Enter to begin the
installation, as shown in Figure 104 "CS 1000 Linux base system
installer" (page 111).
Figure 104
CS 1000 Linux base system installer
4 The Installation of new Linux base operating system screen
appears, as shown in Figure 105 "Installation of new Linux base
operating system" (page 112). When the Installation of new
Linux base operating system screen appears press (Alt+F2) to
switch to a shell virtual console.
Nortel Communication Server 1000
Linux Platform Base and Applications Installation and Commissioning
NN43001-315 02.09
29 October 2008
Copyright © 2007–2008 Nortel Networks
.