topic System Manager login with blank password in Active IQ Unified Manager Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/System-Manager-login-with-blank-password/m-p/62325#M13008 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi all,</P><P></P><P>in my simulator environment, I did not set any passwords for my users (root included)</P><P></P><P>that works fine with ontap &amp; DFM... but I cannot enter System Manager, since it requires a valid password... </P><P>any way to trick the system?</P><P></P><P>thanks</P><P></P><P>y</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:26:17 GMT yweisser 2025-06-05T06:26:17Z System Manager login with blank password https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/System-Manager-login-with-blank-password/m-p/62325#M13008 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi all,</P><P></P><P>in my simulator environment, I did not set any passwords for my users (root included)</P><P></P><P>that works fine with ontap &amp; DFM... but I cannot enter System Manager, since it requires a valid password... </P><P>any way to trick the system?</P><P></P><P>thanks</P><P></P><P>y</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:26:17 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/System-Manager-login-with-blank-password/m-p/62325#M13008 yweisser 2025-06-05T06:26:17Z Re: System Manager login with blank password https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/System-Manager-login-with-blank-password/m-p/62330#M13009 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>By design, System Manager requires a password for login. This also follows NetApp best practices for user accounts. There are no 'backdoors' to get by this requirement..</P><P></P><P>~ Shaunt</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 24 May 2012 13:40:04 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/System-Manager-login-with-blank-password/m-p/62330#M13009 kires 2012-05-24T13:40:04Z Re: System Manager login with blank password https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/System-Manager-login-with-blank-password/m-p/62337#M13010 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ok thanks...</P><P></P><P>too bad this rule is not the same for every product...</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 24 May 2012 13:42:24 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Active-IQ-Unified-Manager-Discussions/System-Manager-login-with-blank-password/m-p/62337#M13010 yweisser 2012-05-24T13:42:24Z