set expert password

Description

Configures the initial password or password hash for the Expert mode.

Syntax

set expert password <password>

set expert password-hash <password_hash>

Parameters

Parameter

Description

password

Configures the password using alphanumeric and special characters

password_hash

Configures the password using an encrypted representation of the password.

The password is not visible as text on the terminal command line, or in the command history.

Use this option if you want to change passwords using a script.

You can generate the hash version of the password using standard Linux hash generating utilities.

Example

set expert password-hash $1$fGT7pGX6$oo9LUBJTkLOGKLhjRQ2rw1

Output

  • Success shows OK.

  • Failure shows an appropriate error message.

Comments

To generate a password-hash, you can use this command on any Check Point Quantum Spark Appliance (in the Expert mode):

cryptpw -a md5 <password string>