topic Re: ASA5505 passwd configuration problems in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa5505-passwd-configuration-problems/m-p/753926#M979304 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Doh! I deserve the noob award. Thx that did the trick.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:20:19 GMT swharvey 2007-06-06T14:20:19Z ASA5505 passwd configuration problems https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa5505-passwd-configuration-problems/m-p/753924#M979302 <P>I am attempting to change the passwd on an ASA5505 running 7.2.2(22), and cannot. Entering the passwd ? command shows that I can use an alpha numeric password "up to" 16 bytes in length, but when I enter a password that is less that this, I get an error stating that the password must be "exactly" 16 bytes. See below. Any thoughts?</P><P></P><P>fw1-pao(config)# passwd ?</P><P></P><P>configure mode commands/options:</P><P> WORD A password of up to 16 alphanumeric characters</P><P>fw1-pao(config)# passwo</P><P>fw1-pao(config)# passw</P><P>fw1-pao(config)# passwd whyn0wrk encry</P><P>invalid telnet password 'whyn0wrk': must be exactly 16 bytes long</P><P>Usage: [no] password|passwd &lt;password&gt; encrypted</P><P> clear configure passwd</P><P></P><P>I have the following aaa commands in place:</P><P></P><P>aaa authentication ssh console TACACS+ LOCAL</P><P>aaa authentication serial console TACACS+ LOCAL</P><P>aaa authentication enable console TACACS+ LOCAL</P><P></P><P>Thoughts?</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P></P><P>-Scott</P> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:25:22 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa5505-passwd-configuration-problems/m-p/753924#M979302 swharvey 2019-03-11T10:25:22Z Re: ASA5505 passwd configuration problems https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa5505-passwd-configuration-problems/m-p/753925#M979303 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>leave off the 'encry' portion</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:21:37 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa5505-passwd-configuration-problems/m-p/753925#M979303 srue 2007-06-06T02:21:37Z Re: ASA5505 passwd configuration problems https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa5505-passwd-configuration-problems/m-p/753926#M979304 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Doh! I deserve the noob award. Thx that did the trick.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:20:19 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa5505-passwd-configuration-problems/m-p/753926#M979304 swharvey 2007-06-06T14:20:19Z