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Changing the password for the root account

About this task

After the service technician has provided you with the password for the root account, follow this procedure to change the password for the root account.

Procedure

  1. Open an ssh session to AE Services.
  2. As the root user, type passwd root and press the ENTER key.
  3. At the prompt, type the new password you are assigning.

    The default Linux password policy, which is based on a US standard keyboard and the default password limits for PAM Module Configuration, calls for a minimum of 8 characters, with at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lowercase character, 1 alphanumeric character, and 1 special character. The following characters are not permitted: $ (dollar sign), ’ (apostrophe), " (quotation mark), \ (backslash), the space character, and any ASCII control-character.

  4. Press the ENTER key.
  5. At the prompt, type the new password again and press the ENTER key.