Change Password

After provisioning the vThunder instance, you can change the vThunder instance password at any given time.

NOTE:

It is highly recommended to change the default password. For default password, see Support Information.

 

To change the password of the deployed vThunder instance, perform the following steps:

1. Download A10-vThunder_ADC-CONFIGURATION > CHANGE-PASSWORD template from GitHub.

2. From Start menu, open PowerShell and navigate to this downloaded folder to run the following command:

   PS C:\Users\TestUser\A10-vThunder_ADC-CONFIGURATION\CHANGE-PASSWORD> .\CHANGE_PASSWORD_SETUP.ps1

   A message is prompted displaying the primary conditions for password validation:

   Primary conditions for password validation, user should provide the new password according to the given combination:
   
   Minimum length of 9 characters
   Minimum lowercase character should be 1
   Minimum uppercase character should be 1
   Minimum number should be 1
   Minimum special character should be 1
   Should not include repeated characters
   Should not include more than 3 keyboard consecutive characters.
   

3. Provide the vThunder instance's Host/IP, username, current and new password when prompted:

   Enter thunder host/ip: x.x.x.x
   Enter thunder username: admin
   Enter thunder current password x.x.x.x: ***
   Enter thunder new password: *********
   Confirm new password: *********
   

   NOTE:

   The default password is provided by the A10 Networks Support. The new password should meet the default password policy criteria. For more information, see Default Password Policy.

4. If the password is changed successfully, the following message is displayed:

   Password successfully changed for x.x.x.x
   Password change configurations saved on partition: shared

5. Enter 'N' to exit the change password process.

   Do you want to continue?,(Y/N):N