Dell Command Line Reference Guide for the S4048–ON System 9.14.2.6

root-access password [encryption-type] root-password

To reset to the default password, use the no root-access password command.

encryption-type

(OPTIONAL) Enter an encryption type for the root password that you enter.

• 0 directs the system to store the password as clear text.
• 7 directs the system to store the password with a dynamic salt.
• 9 directs the system to encrypt the clear text password and store the encrypted password in an inaccessible location.

root-password

Enter the root password.

Version

Description

9.14(1.0)

Introduced on the S4810 and S4820T.

9.14(0.0)

Introduced on the S5048F–ON.

9.13(0.0)

Introduced on the S3100 series, S3048–ON, S4048–ON, S4048T-ON, S5000, S6000, S6000–ON, S6010–ON, S6100–ON, Z9100–ON, Z9500, C9010, MXL, and FN-IOM.

If you configure the secure-cli command on the system, the Dell EMC Networking OS resets any previously-configured root access password to the default root password without displaying any warning message. With the secure-cli command enabled on the system, the CONFIGURATION mode does not display the root access password option.

When you configure the root access password, ensure that your password meets the following criteria:

• A minimum of eight characters in length
• A minimum of one lower case letter (a to z)
• A minimum of one upper case letter (A to Z)
• A minimum of one numeric character (0 to 9)
• A minimum of one special character including a space (" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~")

If your password does not meet the criteria, the system does not accept your password.

If you use encryption type 9, the system stores the clear text password in an inaccessible location on the system. The show running-configuration command does not display the password. This configuration is not portable between different systems.

DellEMC)# show running-config  | g root
root-access password 7 f4dc0cb9787722dd1084d17f417f164cc7f730d4f03d4f0215294cbd899614e3