Resetting default username and password for NMC
The following procedures given details on resetting the NMC Administrator password to the default value for both Solaris and Windows systems.
- The default username and password for NMC are:
- Username: administrator
- Password: administrator
Resetting the Administrator password to the default on Solaris and Linux systems
- Set GST_RESET_PW to a non-null value:
# set GST_RESET_PW=1
- Stop and restart the gst service with a reboot, or enter:
# /etc/init.d/gst stop # /etc/init.d/gst start
The password resets. - Log in to the Console server as administrator, with the password of administrator
- The password can now be set to a secure password once again. Set GST_RESET_PW back to null:
# set GST_RESET_PW
- Stop and restart the gst service:
# /etc/init.d/gst stop # /etc/init.d/gst start
- Log in as administrator by using the secure password.
Resetting the Administrator Password to the Default on Windows Systems
- From the Start menu, go to Control Panel>System and set the GST_RESET_PW variable in the Environment Variables dialog box to a value of 1.
- Reboot the system -- When the GST Service starts, the password resets.
- Log in to the Console server as administrator, with the default password of administrator.
- The password can now be set to a secure password once again.
- Return to the Environment Variables dialog box and delete the GST_RESET_PW variable.
- Reboot the system.
- Log in to the Console server as administrator by using the secure password.