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Changing the SMM admin account password

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Changing the SMM admin account password

Use the following procedure to change the SMM admin account password.

  1. Enter the following command to show all users and their user IDs.

    user list

    The output should show that the admin user has a user ID of 2.

  2. Use the command user set password <user-id> [<password>] to add a password for the admin account. For example:

    user set password 2 <password>

  3. Enter and confirm a new password for the admin account.

    The password should be between 5 and 20 characters long and should include a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers.

    You can change the admin account password at any time.

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Changing the SMM admin account password

Use the following procedure to change the SMM admin account password.

  1. Enter the following command to show all users and their user IDs.

    user list

    The output should show that the admin user has a user ID of 2.

  2. Use the command user set password <user-id> [<password>] to add a password for the admin account. For example:

    user set password 2 <password>

  3. Enter and confirm a new password for the admin account.

    The password should be between 5 and 20 characters long and should include a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers.

    You can change the admin account password at any time.

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