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Password Information

CiscoWorks Common Services Admin Password

CiscoWorks Common Services Guest Password

CiscoWorks Common Services Database Password

Licensing Database Password

Password Information

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This appendix provides information on the usage of passwords in CiscoWorks Common Services installation. It contains:

•CiscoWorks Common Services Admin Password

•CiscoWorks Common Services Guest Password

•CiscoWorks Common Services Database Password

•Licensing Database Password

CiscoWorks Common Services Admin Password

While entering the CiscoWorks Admin passwords:

•Use a minimum of 5 characters.

•Do not start the password with a number.

•Do not insert spaces between charaters.

If you are installing the CiscoWorks Common Services for the first time, you must enter a valid password.

CiscoWorks Common Services Guest Password

While entering CiscoWorks Guest passwords:

•Use a minimum of 5 characters.

•Do not start the password with a number.

•Do not insert spaces between charaters.

If you are installing the CiscoWorks Common Services for the first time, you must enter a valid password.

During upgrade and reinstall:

If you have	Then
Entered both CiscoWorks admin and guest user passwords during the previous installation.	Leave the fields blank to retain the existing passwords.
Not entered CiscoWorks admin and guest user passwords during the previous installation.	Enter new passwords for the installation to proceed.
Entered the admin user password and left the guest user password field blank during the previous installation.	Installation retains the existing password for the admin user and generates a random password for guest user.
Entered the guest user password and left the admin user password field blank during the previous installation.	Enter a new password for admin user. Leave the guest password field blank to retain the existing password.

CiscoWorks Common Services Database Password

While entering CiscoWorks Common Services Database passwords:

•The maximum number of characters the password can contain is 15.

•Do not start the password with a number.

•Do not insert spaces between charaters.

If you are installing the CiscoWorks Common Services for the first time, leave the fields blank for the installation program to generate random passwords. During upgrade and reinstall, leave the fields blank to use the passwords from the earlier installation.

Licensing Database Password

While entering Licensing Database passwords:

•The maximum number of characters the password can contain is 15.

•Do not start the password with a number.

•Do not insert spaces between charaters.

If you are installing the CiscoWorks Common Services for the first time, you must enter a valid password. During upgrade and reinstall, leave the fields blank to use the passwords from the earlier installation.