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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide 2-5
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Setting the Date and Time
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To change the default administrative account name on the SilkWorm 3016
Use the userRename command to rename the administrative account from USERID to the Brocade
default, admin, before enabling security; otherwise, the SilkWorm 3016 switch will not be allowed in
the secure fabric. If you previously renamed the default user-level account from user to some other
name, rename it to the default, user, before enabling security.
After you rename the account, at next login the system prompt changes to:
Setting the Date and Time
Switches maintain the current date and time in flash memory. Date and time are used for logging events.
Switch operation does not depend on the date and time; a switch with an incorrect date and time value
still functions properly. However, because the date and time are used for logging, you should set them
correctly.
login: admin
Password:
Please change your passwords now.
Use Control-C to exit or press 'Enter' key to proceed.
for user - root
Changing password for root
Enter new password: *****
Password changed.
Saving password to stable storage.
Password saved to stable storage successfully.
Please change your passwords now.
for user - factory
Changing password for factory
Enter new password: *****
Password changed.
Saving password to stable storage.
Password saved to stable storage successfully.
Please change your passwords now.
for user - admin
Changing password for admin
Enter new password: *****
Password changed.
Saving password to stable storage.
Password saved to stable storage successfully.
Please change your passwords now.
for user - user
Changing password for user
Enter new password: *****
Password changed.
Saving password to stable storage.
Password saved to stable storage successfully.
switch:admin>
brocadessm:USERID> userrename “USERID” “admin”
brocadessm:admin>