Administrator Guide

• A minimum of one special character including a space (" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~")
If your password does not meet the criteria, the system does not accept your password.
When you upgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS image, ensure that you upgrade the boot loader.
CAUTION: After configuring the boot access password, save it to a secure location. If you forget
it, you will not be able to access the options in the startup menu. If you forget both the boot
access password and the enable password, the system may become inaccessible.
Example
DellEMC(conf)#boot-access password 7 Hg$7^5HMoiY%
***********************************************************************
* Warning - boot-access password will enable password protection in *
* GRUB. Keep it safe. Forgetting this password and the CLI password *
* may result in switch becoming inaccessible. *
***********************************************************************
Do you want to configure boot-access password? Proceed [yes/no]:yes
DellEMC(conf)#
generate hash
Generate a hash checksum for the given file or the startup configuration using the MD5, SHA1, or SHA256 algorithm.
Syntax
generate hash {md5 | sha1 | sha256} {flash://filename | startup-config}
Parameters
md5 | sha1 |
sha256
Enter the keyword md5, sha1, or sha256 to generate .
flash:// filename Enter the keyword flash: and enter the filename to generate the hash checksum for
any file in the flash drive using the MD5, SHA1, or SHA256 algorithm.
startup-config Enter the keyword shartup-config to generate the hash checksum for the startup
configuration using the MD5, SHA1, or SHA256 algorithm.
Defaults None
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
Version Description
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.
Usage Information
Use the generate hash command to generate a hash checksum for your startup configuration, and use the
hash to verify using the verified boot hash command.
Example
DellEMC#generate hash md5 startup-config
MD5SUM(/f10/flash/startup-config) : f81812a64eea202c5b2ef782639bafc3
root-access password
Configure the root access password.
Syntax
root-access password [encryption-type] root-password
To reset to the default password, use the no root-access password command.
Parameters
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.
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