Using The Root Account; Changing The Root Account Password; Accessing The Root Account Over Ssh - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

User accounts

Using the root account

The VCS provides a root account which can be used to log in to the VCS operating system. This account has
a username of root (all lower case) and a default password of TANDBERG (all upper case). For security
reasons you must change the password as soon as possible. An alarm is displayed on the web interface and
the CLI if the root account has the default password set.
Note: the root account may allow access to sensitive information and it should not be used in normal
operation, and in particular system configuration should not be conducted using this account. Use the admin
account instead.

Changing the root account password

To change the password for the root account:
1. Log in to the VCS as root using the existing password. By default you can only do this using a serial
connection or SSH.
2. Type the command passwd.
You will be asked for the new password.
3. Enter the new password and when prompted, retype the password.
4. Type exit to log out of the root account.

Accessing the root account over SSH

The root account can be accessed over a serial connection or SSH only.
To enable and disable access to the root account using SSH:
1. Log in to the VCS as root.
2. Type one of the following commands:
rootaccess --ssh on to enable access using SSH
l
rootaccess --ssh off to disable access using SSH
l
3. Type exit to log out of the root account.
If you have disabled SSH access while logged in using SSH, your current session will remain active until you
log out, but all future SSH access will be denied.
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