kdb336: Changing/Resetting Blue Heat/Net Embedded OS Password

Title: Changing/Resetting Blue Heat/Net Embedded OS Password
Keywords: Blue Heat/Net, Blue, Heat, Net, uclinux, linux, embedded, OS, password, reset, change
Date: July 24, 2012
KDB: KDB-336
Revision: 0.00
Author: MG
Distribution: External

Change password

# bhnconfig -s sysmgr_pw ” new password”

If you want to save your password changes permanently to flash:

#bhnconfig -S sysmgr_pw

Get current password

# bhnconfig -g sysmgr_pw

Resetting password

If you forget the password for your Blue Heat/Net root account you can reset it remotely using the Web Configuration Manager.

  1. Login to the Blue Heat/Net Web Configuration Manager
  2. Click on  the Restore Defaults button on the left hand side
  3. Check the “System Settings” option only and click Continue
  4. Confirm the changes and click done

This will reset the username and password to the default  root:root. The changes will take effect immediately, there is no need to save to flash or reboot the device.

End of KDB-337

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