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Changing Your Password
Note
• For the FTDv, open the virtual console.
• Use an SSH client to make a connection to the management IP address. You can also connect to the
Tips
• After logging in, for information on the commands available in the CLI, enter help or ?. For usage
• You can create local user accounts that can log into the CLI using the configure user add command.
• You can create user accounts for SSH access in an external server. For information about configuring
Changing Your Password
You should periodically change your password. The following procedure explains how to change the password
while logged into FDM.
Note
Before you begin
This procedure applies to local users only. If your user account is defined on an external AAA server, you
must change your password with that server.
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On the Firepower and Secure Firewall device models, the CLI on the Console
port is the Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS). For the Firepower
1000/2100, you can get to the Firepower Threat Defense CLI using the connect
ftd command. For the Firepower 4100/9300, see
Application. Use the FXOS CLI for chassis-level troubleshooting only. Use the
Firepower Threat Defense CLI for basic configuration, monitoring, and normal
system troubleshooting. See the FXOS documentation for information on FXOS
commands.
address on a data interface if you open the interface for SSH connections (see
Access List). SSH access to data interfaces is disabled by default. Log in using the admin username or
another CLI user account. The default admin password is Admin123. On AWS, the default admin
password for the FTDv is the AWS Instance ID, unless you define a default password with user data
(Advanced Details > User Data) during the initial deployment.
information, see Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Command Reference
us/td/docs/security/firepower/command_ref/b_Command_Reference_for_Firepower_Threat_Defense.html.
However, these users can log into the CLI only. They cannot log into the FDM web interface.
external authentication for SSH access, see
(SSH) Users.
If you are logged into the CLI, you can change your password using the configure password command. You
can change the password for a different CLI user with the configure user password username command.
Connect to the Console of the
Configuring External Authorization (AAA) for the FTD CLI
Getting Started
Configuring the Management
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