Checking the validity of passwords

Changing the default password

After the admin has created a user account with password, you must change the default password. If you do not change the default password, you will receive appropriate warnings.

Password expiration

If a password is about to expire or has already expired, appropriate warnings are displayed.

Checking password validity in the WBM

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Establishing a connection to the Web-based Management (WBM):

Open a web browser on your computer.
In the address field, enter the URL https://<IP-address-of-the-controller>/wbm,
for example: https://192.168.1.10/wbm.

For further information, see WBM.

Open the Cockpit page (Diagnostics → Cockpit) in the WBM.

Based on the messages, you can check whether the passwords are still valid and whether a user has already changed his default password.

• Published/reviewed: 2025-02-10 • Revision 017 •