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Change several BIG-IP passwords simultaneously
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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 8.4.0
Change several BIG-IP passwords simultaneously
When you manage BIG-IP device from BIG-IQ Centralized Management, it is good practice to change the default admin and root passwords on a regular basis. From BIG-IQ, you can change the passwords for several BIG-IP devices at one time.
You can change the passwords for several BIG-IP devices
simultaneously only if they have the same password.
- At the top of the screen, clickDevices.
- On the left, click .
- Click theCreatebutton.
- In theNameandDescriptionsfields, type a name and optional description to help you identify this task.
- From theAvailablelist, select devices and move them to theSelectedlist.The passwords for the BIG-IP devices you select must all be identical.
- Select an option for theChange Passwordsetting.
- Provide the old and new passwords, as required.
- Click theRunbutton at the bottom of the screen.BIG-IQ will apply the new password to all of the selected BIG-IP devices. You can view the status of this task from the Change Device Passwords screen.
