Managing Passwords; Resetting Your Cisco Unified Cm Secure Shell Password; Resetting Administrator And Security Passwords - Cisco CTS-500 Configuration Manual

Managing Passwords

Managing Passwords
The following sections contain information to help you manage your passwords:
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Resetting Your Cisco Unified CM Secure Shell Password

To reset your secure shell password, follow these steps:
Log into the Cisco Unified CM Administration application.
Step 1
Navigate to Device > Phone >
Step 2
Scroll down to the
Step 3
Change your password using the following guidelines:
Step 4
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Step 5 Save your changes by clicking Restart. This enables the updated configuration to be read and applied
to the CTS; and then Calling Service is restarted
to reboot. On startup, the CTS reads the Cisco Unified CM configuration and applies any changes.
See the

Resetting Administrator and Security Passwords

If you lose the administrator password or security password, use the following procedure to reset these
passwords in Cisco Unified CM.
To perform the password reset process, you must be connected to the system through the system console,
that is, you must have a keyboard and monitor connected to the server. You cannot reset a password when
connected to the system through a secure shell session.
Caution The security password on all nodes in a cluster must match. Change the security password on all
machines, or the cluster nodes will not communicate.
You must reset each server in a cluster after you change its security password. Failure to reboot the
Caution
servers (nodes) causes system service problems and problems with the Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Administration windows on the subscriber servers.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Configuration Guide for the Cisco TelePresence System
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Resetting Your Cisco Unified CM Secure Shell Password, page 3-8
Resetting Administrator and Security Passwords, page 3-8
Resetting Your CTS Codec Password, page 3-9
Related Information, page 3-14
Secure Shell Information
Maximum field length—64 characters
Minimum field length—6 characters
"Secure Shell Information" section on page 1-20
Chapter 3 Verifying and Troubleshooting the Cisco TelePresence System Configuration
Product Specific Configuration
window.
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Alternately you can click Reset, which causes the CTS
Layout.
for more information about password aging.
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