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Data Domain: Password not accepted

Summary: This KB article serves to assist on issues encountered with failed DDOS Login or access.

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Symptoms

User is unable to authenticate to log in to the Data Domain (DD).
An Account is locked due to failed login attempts.
A user or system account details have been lost or forgotten.

Applies to:
  • All Data Domain systems
  • All DDOS software versions

Cause

Common Causes
  • New install and default password does not work
  • Known correct password not accepted
  • Password is lost or forgotten
  • Multiple failed access attempts causing a lockout

Resolution

New install and default password does not work:
  • The default password, at the time of install, is the system serial number
  • The password IS case sensitive.
  • Check that the correct keyboard mapping and password are used

An incorrect password is entered for a valid user account:
  • The DD unit tolerates a maximum 3x failed login attempts for any valid user account
  • After 3x failed login attempts, the user account will be locked for 5 minutes
  • Every additional attempt adds and extends the lock with another 5 minutes
  • Wait-out the timeout, confirm correct keyboard mapping and password

The sysadmin or Security Officer Account Password is lost or forgotten:
  • Contact your Support Provider and raise a Service Request. 
  • Downtime, physical and remote access are required.
A user account password is lost or forgotten:
  • Any other user accounts should be reset using the 'sysadmin' account by using the following commands from DD-CLI:
    • # user show list
      # user change password <username>
 
NOTE: If the login issues are intermittent, please check if there are scripts running that are attempting to login to the Data Domain system as well.

Additional Information

 

 

 

Article Properties


Affected Product

Data Domain

Product
Data Domain, DD OS, DD120 Appliance, DD140 Appliance, DD2200 Appliance, DD2500 Appliance, DD410 Appliance, DD4200 Appliance, DD430 Appliance, DD4500 Appliance, DD460 Appliance, DD510 Appliance, DD530 Appliance, DD560 Appliance, DD565 Appliance , DD580 Appliance, DD610 Appliance, DD630 Appliance, DD660 Appliance, DD670 Appliance, DD690 Appliance, DD7200 Appliance, DD860 Appliance, DD880 Appliance ...
Last Published Date

17 May 2024

Version

3

Article Type

Solution