Root account and password recovery

By default, the root account on the virtual machine (VM) is disabled. To log into root, you can log into the SLX-OS CLI and enable the root account from global configuration mode by using root enable command. In rare cases, SLX-OS CLI may not be available to enable the root account.

The ability to enable the root account and recover the root credentials (password) depends on the uboot environment variable. When the variable is set, it executes the root recovery logic based on the parameter set. The variable is not preserved across reboot. Every time a reboot occurs, the root account is disabled by default and this variable has to be set again to enable it unless the root account was not enabled from global configuration mode.

The root account access availability determines the method for password recovery:

When the root account is disabled and the SLX-OS CLI is not available, you must recover the root login account. The password is also recovered. Based on your device, perform the relevant task:
- (DNX devices) Recover the root login account
- (XGS devices) Recover the root login account
When the root account is enabled but the root password is not available, perform the relevant task:
- (DNX devices) Recover the root password
- (XGS devices) Recover the root password

Note

The default password for the root account on the VM is fibranne.