After the service technician has provided you with the password for the root account, follow this procedure to change the password for the root account.
Procedure
Open an ssh session to AE Services.
As the root user, type passwd root and press the ENTER key.
At the prompt, type the new password you are assigning.
The default Linux password policy, which is based on a US standard keyboard and the default password limits for PAM Module Configuration, calls for a minimum of 14 characters, with at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lowercase character, 1 alphanumeric character, and 1 special character. The following characters are not permitted: pound (#), dollar ($), apostrophe (’), double quotes ("), backslash (\), space, and any ASCII control character.
Press the ENTER key.
At the prompt, type the new password again and press the ENTER key.
