A Cisco TelePresence VCS displays this alarm: "Root password is set to default." How can this security warning be addressed?

Question

Options

• AUse the Cisco TelePresence VCS web user interface, choose Administration > User Settings,
• BUse SSH to log in to the Cisco TelePresence VCS as Administrator and issue the command
• CUse SSH to log in to the Cisco TelePresence VCS as Root, issue the command set password,
• DUse SSH to log in to the Cisco TelePresence VCS as Root, issue the command passwd, and
• EUse the Cisco TelePresence VCS web user interface, choose Administration > System

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  5% (2)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  90% (36)

Explanation

The Cisco TelePresence VCS runs on a Linux-based operating system. When the alarm 'Root password is set to default' appears, the correct remediation is to SSH into the VCS as the root user and run the standard Linux 'passwd' command, which interactively prompts for and sets a new password. This directly changes the root account password and clears the alarm. Option C is incorrect because 'set password' is not a valid Linux command for changing passwords. Options A and E describe web UI paths that apply to the admin user account settings, not the root OS account. Option B is incorrect because logging in as 'Administrator' (the web admin account) does not grant the ability to change the root OS password via a CLI command.

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