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To better protect your system, it is '''required''' to change the default password. Please see this page http://www.usewisdom.com/computer/passwords.html for guidelines on how to choose a good password. Additionally it is always more secure keep passwords in as less hands/heads as possible. | To better protect your system, it is '''required''' to change the default password. Please see this page http://www.usewisdom.com/computer/passwords.html for guidelines on how to choose a good password. Additionally it is always more secure to keep passwords in as less hands/heads as possible. | ||
== Change the password | == Change the password == | ||
* Connect to your unit through [[TMG:Accessing_Device#SSH|SSH]] | * Connect to your unit through [[TMG:Accessing_Device#SSH|SSH]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:30, 29 August 2016
To better protect your system, it is required to change the default password. Please see this page http://www.usewisdom.com/computer/passwords.html for guidelines on how to choose a good password. Additionally it is always more secure to keep passwords in as less hands/heads as possible.
Change the password
- Connect to your unit through SSH
- Enter the passwd command
- Example:
[root@TB003540 ~]# passwd
- The system will ask you to enter your new password twice
- For more information
man passwd