Remove platform default user account

The Commissioning Wizard prevents the commissioning of a host controller that retains the factory default platform user account. To proceed, you must enter a different user name, along with a “strong” password (currently, this means a minimum of 8 characters, including at least one digit). You see this window only in the initial commissioning of a new host controller, or possibly at some future point after installing an N4 clean dist file.

If you have not already done so, click Next.
The Platform Daemon Authentication window opens.
In the User Name field, type in the desired user name for platform login.
This name can be a maximum of 14 alphanumeric characters (a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9), where the first character must be alphabetic, and following characters either alphanumeric or an underscore ( _ ).
In the Password fields, type in a strong password.
User name and password entries are case sensitive.
A strong password is required (it must match in both password fields). Entry characters display only in asterisks (*). Password must be a minimum of 8 characters, using at least one digit (numeral). An error popup reminds you if attempt to enter a password that does not meet minimum rules.

NOTE: Some basic guidelines on strong passwords:Use both upper and lower case.Include numeric digits (a miminum of one).Include special characters.Don’t use dictionary words.Don’t use company name.Don’t make the same as the user name.Don’t use common numbers like telephone, address, birthday, and so on.

If you are not changing the controller’s IP address during commissioning, the credentials for your replacement platform user are remembered in the current Workbench session. This can simplify platform re-connection to the controller after it reboots from commissioning. This is useful in a migration scenario.

However, you changed the IP address, you need to remember/re-enter the new credentials for a platform user in order to reconnect. Always make careful note of any changed platform credentials, and guard them closely—as they provide the highest security level access to any Niagara 4 platform.
Make a careful note of your platform user credentials, and guard them carefully!
The platform daemon is the highest-level access to the host controller.
If you lose or forget these credentials, you may be unable to complete the commissioning and startup of this host. In this case, you can restore the factory default platform user, providing you can serially connect to the host (make serial shell connection), and press a key at the prompted time during host boot up following a power cycle.
In the (optional) Comment field, you can enter an alphanumeric descriptor for this platform admin user, where it is seen in the Users table if there are more than one platform user.
This is an optional alphanumeric field you can use when adding a new platform admin user, for description purposes only (note you cannot re-edit it after adding a user, unlike with a user’s password).
Click the Next button. You proceed either to the final commissioning (review changes) step, or if you selected to configure additional platform daemon users, you see your replacement user in the Users table of the Platform Daemon Authentication dialog, as below.

Remove platform default user account

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