cmc appliance <applianceID> auth password password <password>

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Sets the password which will be used for password authentication. If the positive form of the password command is used with no password, the user will be prompted for the password. Any entries made at this prompt will only echo with the '*' character, and the user will have to enter the same string twice for confirmation.

Note

The Central Management Console (CMC) is the Central Management System appliance component that provides basic management and control capabilities for both the server (Central Management System appliance) and its clients (managed appliances).

Syntax

[no] cmc appliance <applianceID> auth password password [<password>]

Parameters

no

The no form of this command resets the password to its default.

<applianceID>

Name of the appliance on which to configure the user's password.

<password>

The password. The default is an empty password.

Example

The following example configures password authentication parameters for the nx-32 appliance.

hostname (config) # cmc appliance nx-32 auth authtype password
hostname (config) # cmc appliance nx-32 auth password username cmcadmin2
hostname (config) # cmc appliance nx-32 auth password password e9%Pn2bd

User role

Operator or admin

Command mode

Config

Supported appliances

  • Central Management System: Release 7.5.0