Starting in CTP 7.3R7 and 9.1R2, the well-known CTP user ( ctp , ctp_cmd , ctp_sa , and so on) passwords must be entered by the user for new installations of CTP 7.3R7 or 9.1R2 during the initialization process. This is a new security requirement. However, it is possible to reset these passwords to the de facto defaults that are found in older releases by using the CLI menu if you know the root password and the security level of the CTP is "low."

This article details how this is done.

If you have changed the passwords for the default CTP users and cannot remember what they are, you can reset them to the de facto passwords of older releases if you know the root password and the security level of the CTP is "low."

To reset the CTP well-known user passwords to the de facto defaults, perform the following steps:

1. Log in as root and type menu .

2. Go to "4) node diags" and enable "4) lab mode."

3. Go to "node operations" and choose "22) Reset system passwords to default."

Here is the output if you choose option 22 (you will need to enter the root password to proceed):

------------ Your choice [0]: 22

In order to reset the system passwords you will need the
password for root. Would you like to continue? y[n]: y
Password:

Changing root's password!
Changing password for user root.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
root's password changed to root!
Backing up /etc to nonvolatile storage..
Changing ctp's password!
Changing password for user ctp.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
ctp's password changed to ctp!
Backing up /etc to nonvolatile storage..
Changing ctp_cmd's password!
Changing password for user ctp_cmd.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
ctp_cmd's password changed to ctp_cmd!
Backing up /etc to nonvolatile storage..
Changing ctp_sa's password!
Changing password for user ctp_sa.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
ctp_sa's password changed to ctp_sa!
Backing up /etc to nonvolatile storage..
Changing ctp_audit's password!
Changing password for user ctp_audit.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
ctp_audit's password changed to ctp_audit!
Backing up /etc to nonvolatile storage..

Reset is complete

Note: If you do not know the root password, you will not be able to use this reset feature and will have to use single user mode to recover the root password first.