Chapter 10 Root Password Administration

This chapter describes how to configure the superuser (root) password on a Netra Proxy Cache Server.

Superuser Account

On UNIX systems there is a privileged account for the superuser who unlike normal users, has access to all files and commands. The user name of this account is "root", and it is used for system administration tasks that are not available to normal users. The Root Password module enables the user to change the password for the superuser.

Setting the Root Password

To Set the Root Password

1. Choose Security Administration: Root Password.

   The Root Password Administration page is displayed.

2. Type the information in the form using Table 10-1.

   Table 10-1 Information Required for Root Password

   Current Root Password	The existing root password for the Netra server. When the Netra server is unconfigured, there is no root password, so leave this field empty.
   New Root Password	The root password for the Netra server.
   Re-enter New Root Password	A repetition of the password used to access the Netra server. Because the password is not echoed as it is typed the first time, the user is required to verify it by typing it a second time.

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   Note -

   By default, you can login as root only on the system console, which requires you have a serial connection to the server.

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