Contents

Introduction

Prerequisites

Requirements

Components used

Procedure

Procedure for Firepower 2100 with ASA image

Procedure for Firepower 2100 with FTD image

Configuration Example

Example for Firepower 2100 with ASA code

Example for Firepower 2100 with FTD code

Introduction

This document describes steps to change the password for a local user on the Firepower 2100 Appliance.

Prerequisites

Requirements

Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:

- Cisco Firepower FXOS

Components used

The information in this document is based on this hardware/software versions:

- FPR 2100

- FXOS Version 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3

This procedure changes in accordance with the application code used. It can be either Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) or Firepower Threat Defense (FTD). Both methods are covered in this document.

The information in this document was created for devices where the current admin username and password are known and for devices with a cleared (default) configuration

Procedure

Procedure for Firepower 2100 with ASA image

Step 1. Enter security mode.

Firepower-chassis#  scope security

Step 2. Verify which user is configured, where local-user-name is the account name to be used to log in into this account.

Firepower-chassis /security # show local-user

Step 3. Enter local-user scope.

Firepower-chassis /security/local-user #  scope local-user username

Step 4. Set the new password for the user account.

Firepower-chassis /security/local-user #  set password

Enter a password:

Confirm the password:

Step 5. Commit the transaction to the system configuration.

Firepower-chassis /security/local-user* # commit-buffer

Procedure for Firepower 2100 with FTD image

Step 1. Connect to FTD Application through CLI.

Firepower-chassis# connect ftd

Step 2. Verify if the user to change part of the "users" table.

> show user

Login UID Auth Access Enabled Reset Exp Warn Str Lock Max

admin 100 Local Config Enabled No Never N/A Dis No 0

Step 3. Set the password for the user account.

> configure user password admin

Enter current password:

Enter new password for user admin:

Confirm new password for user admin:

Configuration Example

Example for Firepower 2100 with ASA code

FPR-2100 login:admin

password:Admin123

FPR-2100# scope security

FPR-2100 /security # show local-user

User Name       First Name      Last name

--------------- --------------- ---------

admin

FPR-2100 /security # enter local-user admin

FPR-2100 /security/local-user # set password

Enter a password: cisco

Confirm the password: cisco

FPR-2100 /security/local-user* # commit-buffer

FPR-2100 /security/local-user #

After the changes are committed, confirm that it works properly, log out off the session and log back in with the new password cisco.

FPR-2100 /security/local-user #top

FPR-2100#exit

FPR-2100 login:admin

password:cisco

FPR-2100#

Once the password is changed, the older password is replaced by the new one.

Example for Firepower 2100 with FTD code

Firepower-chassis# connect ftd

> show user

Login UID Auth Access Enabled Reset Exp Warn Str Lock Max

admin 100 Local Config Enabled No Never N/A Dis No 0

> configure user password admin

Enter current password: oldpassword

Enter new password for user admin: newpassword

Confirm new password for user admin: newpassword

After the changes are committed, confirm that it works properly, log out off the session and log back in with the new passwordnewpassword.

> exit

Firepower-chassis# exit

Firepower-chassis login:admin

password:newpassword

Firepower-chassis#