Escalating Linux permissions to root

In the SLXVM Linux shell, you can escalate your default admin access to root access (password protected).

Caution

A user with SLXVM Linux-shell root permissions can—unintentionally or maliciously—execute commands that can render the SLX inoperable.

1. From the SLX-OS CLI prompt, enter start-shell to access the SLXVM Linux shell.
   

   device# start-shell
   Entering Linux shell for the user: admUser
   [admUser@SLX]#
   

   You can now execute commands that do not require root permissions.
2. To escalate your permissions, enter the Linux su root command.
   

   [admUser@SLX]# su root
   Password: 
   

3. Enter the root password.
   

   Password: 
   

   After successful login, the following warning is displayed:

   

   We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
   Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:
   
       #1) Respect the privacy of others.
       #2) Think before you type.
       #3) With great power comes great responsibility.
   [root@SLX]# 
   

4. Enter Linux commands and run scripts as needed.
   You can also run SLX-OS commands from the Linux shell.
5. To exit root level and return to the default SLXVM Linux shell, enter exit.
   

   [root@SLX]#  exit
   exit
   [admUser@SLX]# 

6. To exit the default SLXVM Linux shell and return to the SLX-OS CLI, enter exit.
   

   [admUser@SLX]#  exit
   exit 
   Exited from Linux shell 
   device#