Expert Mode

The default Gaia shell is called clish. Gaia Clish is a restrictive shell (role-based administration controls the number of commands available in the shell). While the use of Gaia Clish is encouraged for security reasons, Gaia Clish does not give access to low level system functions. For low-level configuration, use the more permissive Expert mode shell.

To enter the Expert shell, run: expert
To exit from the Expert shell and return to Gaia Clish, run: exit

Notes:

If a command is supported in Gaia Clish, it is not possible to run it in Expert mode. For example, you cannot run ifconfig in Expert mode. Use the set interface command in Clish instead.
You can enhance Gaia Clish with new commands from the "Expert" mode. See sk144112.

Description

The Expert mode password protects the Expert shell against authorized access.

Use these commands to set the Expert password by plain text or MD5 salted hash.

Use the MD5 salted hash option when upgrading or restoring using backup scripts.

Syntax

set expert-password

set expert-password hash <Hash String>

Important - You must run save config to set the new Expert password permanently.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`hash <`Hash String`>`	The password as an MD5 salted h`ash instead` of plain text. Use th`is` option when upgrading or restoring using backup scripts.

Example

gaia> set expert-password

Enter current expert password:

Enter new expert password:

Enter new expert password (again):

Password is only 5 characters long; it must be at least 6 characters in length.

Enter new expert password:

Enter new expert password (again):

Password is not complex enough; try mixing more different kinds of characters (upper case, lower case, digits, and punctuation).

Enter new expert password:

Enter new expert password (again):

gaia> save config