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Administering passwords on the MSS

Access to the Message Storage Server is controlled by a set of logins that provide different access levels. The following logins are provided by the system:

  • sa: The sa login provides access to most of the system's Web-based administration pages. The customer's system administrators can use the sa login either from a console or from another computer on the customer's LAN.
  • vm: The vm login provides access to a limited set of administration pages. The customer's voice messaging administrators can use the vm login either from a console or from another computer on the customer's LAN.
  • craft: The craft login is for use by the Avaya personnel performing system installation, administration, or maintenance on the customer site, either from the console or from another computer on the customer's LAN.
  • dadmin: The dadmin login is for use by Avaya Business Partners performing administration or maintenance on the customer site, either from the console or from another computer on the customer's LAN. The dadmin login has the same permissions as the craft login. Avaya personnel must use the craft login to activate the dadmin login and grant permission.
  • tscppp: The tscppp login is for use by the Avaya personnel performing system installation, administration, or maintenance from a remote location using a dial up connection. Avaya personnel must set up the tscppp password to allow remote dial in to the system.
  • sappp: The sappp login is for use by a customer's system administrator performing system administration and maintenance from a remote location using a dial up connection. The customer must set up the sappp password to allow the remote administrator to dial in to the system.
  • craftppp: The craftppp login is for use by the Avaya personnel performing system installation, administration, or maintenance from a remote location using a dial up connection. Avaya personnel must set up the craftppp password to allow remote dial in to the system.

When your Message Storage Server (MSS) is installed, both the sa and vm logins come with default passwords. You should change these passwords immediately. For information about guidelines for passwords, see Password administration guidelines.

Additionally, you can administer several parameters of the password aging feature to enhance the level of system security.

You can also administer subscriber default passwords and subscriber password aging. See Reassigning local subscriber default passwords for more information.

The password administration topics are organized as follows:

 

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