Setting the Tools menu password in plain text using the CLI

Use the commands in this section to set the Tools menu password in plain text.

To set a plain-text password:

Log into the appliance CLI.

Go to CLI configuration mode:

hostname > enable
hostame # configure terminal

Set the password:

hostname (config) # boot bootmgr tools password <password>

Save your change:
```
hostname (config) # write memory
```

Note

Alternatively, you can use the boot bootmgr tools password 0 <password> command to set the password in plain text, or use the boot bootmgr tools password command and enter the plain-text password at the prompt.

Example

The following example sets "fyd4k8q2" as the password for the Tools menu.

hostname (config) # boot bootmgr tools password fyd4k8q2