Setting an Administrator Password

Rationale

Passwords protect the system against local changes. They restrict access to the Local Terminal, Setup, and to the rescue shells on the virtual consoles. The administrator password is also needed to reset the system to factory defaults.

These passwords are stored in a secure format (salted and hashed) and cannot be recovered from local storage.

By default, no passwords are set on IGEL OS. Set at least an administrator password.

Instructions

1. In IGEL Setup, go to Security > Password.

2. In the Administrator area, check Use Password.

3. Enter a password twice when prompted.

4. Click Set password.

5. (Optional) If you want to grant an unprivileged user access to IGEL Setup, check Use Password in the Setup user area and enter a password twice when prompted. Click Set password.

6. Click Save.