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Set a Password for the NBA Root User

Before you start using the NBA, you need to set a secure password for the NBA root user. The default password for this account is ‘root’. This section describes how to set a new, more secure password.

Note: The NBA root user account is reserved for administering the NBA operating system; it is not used under normal circumstances and you cannot use this account to logon to the NBA console.

The following instructions require you to logon to the NBA using a terminal emulation application such as PuTTY (PuTTY is a free implementation of TELNET and SSH for Win32 and UNIX platforms).

To set a secure password for the NBA root user

1. Connect to the NBA using your terminal emulation application. To do this, use the IP address you assigned to the management port (see the previous section).

   This launches a connection to the NBA's operating system.

   Note: You must connect using the SSH protocol. You cannot connect using TELNET.

2. At each command prompt, enter the following details:
   1. At the 'login as' prompt, enter the default user name and password for the root user.

      These are 'root' and 'root' respectively.

   2. At the CPU-X prompt, type ‘passwd’.
   3. When prompted, enter the new password for the root user.

      You are then prompted to re-enter it to confirm the change.

3. Log out of the NBA. To do this, do one of the following:
   • Type ‘exit'.
   • Press Ctrl+D.
   • Close your terminal emulation application.