The administrative username and password are stored in nonvolatile random
access memory (NVRAM). Each time you reboot the CSS, it reads the username
and password from NVRAM and reinserts them into the user database. SuperUser
status is assigned to the administrative username by default.
You can change the administrative username and password, but because the
information is stored in NVRAM, you cannot permanently delete them. If you
delete the administrative username using the no username command, the CSS
deletes the username from the running-config file, but restores the username from
NVRAM when you reboot the CSS.
To change the administrative username and password through the Offline DM
Main menu:
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Select option 2 from the Security Options menu.
Enter a username. The CSS prompts you for this username when you log in.
The CSS also prompts you for this username and password if you set
password protection on the Offline DM Main menu.
Enter <administrator> username (minimum 4 characters):
Enter a password. Note that the CSS does not display passwords.
Enter <administrator> password:
Reenter the password for confirmation.
Confirm <administrator> password:
The CSS displays the Security Options menu.
Enter r to return to the Advanced Options menu.
Enter r to return to the Offline DM Main menu.
Enter 4 to reboot the CSS, or select another option to continue using the
Offline DM Main menu.
Appendix B
Using the Offline Diagnostic Monitor Menu
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