Changing the password of the Linux strongauth user on the appliance is similar to changing the password for the root user. It can be performed at any time without impacting production applications. StrongKey typically supplies a default password—ShaZam123—for this user, with instructions to change it immediately. The process to change the password is as follows:

1. Login to the appliance as the Linux root user or the Linux strongauth user, either on the console or via SSH over the network. The SSH port should be open by default.

2. If logged in on the console of the appliance and in GUI mode, open up a terminal.

3. If logged in as strongauth, type the passwd command in the terminal to change the password. If logged in as root, type in passwd strongauth in the terminal to change the password.

4. If logged in as strongauth you will be prompted for the current password; if logged in as root, you will not be prompted.

5. You will be prompted twice for the new password.

6. That should change the password for the Linux strongauth user.

7. Repeat this process on all other SAKA servers.

An example of changing the password is shown below, as performed by the root user:

shell> passwd strongauth
Changing password for user strongauth.
New UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.