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Bulk change Device Passwords in Kiwi CatTools

This article provides information about changing the username and password on multiple devices in Kiwi CatTools.

First published date

10/8/2018 10:52 PM

Last published date

5/5/2022 6:27 PM

Overview

We can change/update the User names and passwords on multiple devices on Kiwi CatTools by using a combination of the following activities.
  • DB.UpdateDevice.Password
  • DB.UpdateDevice.Text field
To change the Usernames and Passwords on the actual devices, the Device.CLI.Send commands activity should be used.
 

Product section

Kiwi CatTools

Resolution

To change both the SSH username and password, you will need to use two different activities:

  • DB.UpdateDevice.Password
  • DB.UpdateDevice.Text field

 

To change the device password 

  1. Add a new DB.UpdateDevice.Password field activity.

  2. Open the Options tab.

  3. Select the option SSH Password.
  4. Enter the new SSH password.

To change the SSH username 

  1. Add a new DB.UpdateDevice.Text field activity.
  2. Open the Options tab.
  3. Select the option Database Field.
  4. Select Passwords\SSH-Username from the dropdown menu.
  5. Enter the new database value with a username.

 

To change the device username and password on the actual device. 

 

  1. Create a Device.CLI.Send commands activity
  2. Select the device you want to update
  3. Go to the options tab and input the device commands to change the username and passwords



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