Sysadmin Help…

You have 2 options to reset your root password in the case you lost or forgot it.

1. You will need a serial nullmodem cable and a pc / mac with a serial interface and a terminal program
2. You will need a screen and keyboard attached to the firewall machine.

The Endian Fw Appliance’s have a serial interface (Console interface) but no Video and Keyboard connectors. If you have your own hardware you probably will have only Video and Keyboard but no Serial Interface.

Solution 1
(used for Appliance)
Connect the serial nullmodem cable to the console port of your Endian Firewall and the other end to your workstations serial port (COM1).
Use a terminal program to connect to the Firewall.
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