---
title: "Reset user password on Nodes"
slug: "reset-user-password-on-nodes"
updated: 2025-02-10T15:51:36Z
published: 2025-02-10T15:51:36Z
canonical: "docs.telosalliance.com/reset-user-password-on-nodes"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Reset user password on Nodes

## Scope

This applies to the Axia "classic" nodes and the xNodes.

> [!CAUTION]
> This does not work with the newer xNode2. Version 1.02 has pasword reset from the front panel.

## Description

The user password has been reset to something other than the default password of blank and you do not know what it is.

## Reset using Putty or other terminal program

1. Using a terminal program like PuTTY, connect (RAW) to the node on port 93
2. All in caps, type the following where ^ is the CTRL character.

```plaintext
LOGIN^B^A^F
```

> [!WARNING]
> Note that this **not** the "up caret"
> 
> You need to type LOGIN(ctrl+B)(ctrl+A)(ctrl+F)

1. Press enter.

> [!WARNING]
> This will move you to a new line (no other confirmation is shown)

1. Type (in caps) PASSWD then press the **space key once**, then press enter.

Your "user" password on your node has now been set to blank.

> [!NOTE]
> If you are using a telnet client to do this, you will need to issue a carriage return (enter key) or two to clear the command line before beginning this process.

## Let us know how we can help

If you have further questions on this topic or have ideas about how we can improve this document, please [contact us](https://www.telosalliance.com/support-request).