Using the root account
The VCS provides a root account which can be used to log in to the VCS operating system. This account has
a username of
root
(all lower case) and a default password of
TANDBERG
(all upper case). For security
reasons you must change the password as soon as possible. An alarm is displayed on the web interface and
the CLI if the
root
account has the default password set.
Note:
the
root
account may allow access to sensitive information and it should not be used in normal
operation, and in particular system configuration should not be conducted using this account. Use the
admin
account instead.
Changing the root account password
To change the password for the
root
account:
1. Log in to the VCS as
root
using the existing password. By default you can only do this using a serial
connection or SSH.
2. Type the command
passwd
.
You will be asked for the new password.
3. Enter the new password and when prompted, retype the password.
4. Type
exit
to log out of the root account.
Accessing the root account over SSH
The root account can be accessed over a serial connection or SSH only.
To enable and disable access to the root account using SSH:
1. Log in to the VCS as
root
.
2. Type one of the following commands:
l
rootaccess --ssh on
to enable access using SSH
l
rootaccess --ssh off
to disable access using SSH
3. Type
exit
to log out of the root account.
If you have disabled SSH access while logged in using SSH, your current session will remain active until you
log out, but all future SSH access will be denied.
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