Sidewinder G2 6.1.2 Administration Guide - Glossary of Technical ...

Changing
passwords
Setting the
system date and
time
Figure 19: Date and
Time window
About the Date and
Time window
Chapter 3: General System Tasks
Changing passwords
To change an administrator account password (also known as a UNIX account
password), do the following:
Note: If you forget your password, you can still access the administrative kernel to
change your password. See “If you forget your administrator password” on page
653.
1 In the Admin Console, select Firewall Administration > Firewall Accounts.
The Administrator Accounts window appears.
2 Click the administrator account whose password you want to change, then
click Modify. The Firewall Accounts: Modify window appears.
3 In the Password field, enter the new administrator account password.
4 Click OK.
Use the following procedures to check the Sidewinder G2 system clock or
change the system clock from the Admin Console.
Viewing/changing the date and time
To check and/or change the system date and time settings, start the Admin
Console and select Firewall Administration > Date and Time. The Date and
Time window appears.
Before changing the date and time, note the following:
• Applying changes to the date and time will cause the Sidewinder G2 to
automatically reboot. Therefore, you should only modify date and/or time
settings during off-hours. Also note that the reboot will cause you to lose
your Admin Console connection.
• The Admin Console allows you to set the clock ahead a maximum of 31
days. The Admin Console does not allow you to set the system clock back
in time. To set the clock back, reboot to the Administrative kernel and run
the config_time utility. See “Changing the date or time using the
config_time utility” on page 48 for details.
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