Update Linux System Account Password After Expiration
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Important: Before updating the system account password in a Linux system, it is important to set it to Maintenance Mode.
Navigate to the Linux System where the system account password change will be performed.
Click on the Tux icon to the left of the system hostname/IP.
Click the Maintenance On option to set the Linux system to Maintenance Mode.
The following steps are required to successfully update the Linux system account password after the password has expired.
Click the hostname or IP address to further expand the GUI display of the Linux system and click Accounts.
You will be redirected to the window as shown below. Click the Account Name that you want to update.
You will be redirected to the window, as shown below. Click the SSH or SSH2 tab and update your password accordingly.
After the new password has been saved, take the Linux system out of maintenance mode by following the same process as described above.