The initial implementation of TrueNAS SCALE rootless log in permits users to use the root user but encourages users to create the local administrator account when first installing SCALE.
Starting with SCALE Bluefin 22.12.0, root account logins are deprecated for security hardening and to comply with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). All TrueNAS users should create a local administrator account with all required permissions and begin using it to access TrueNAS.
Actions Two-factor authentication is time-based and requires a correct system time setting. The Two-Factor Authentication screen has buttons to manage two-factor authentication (2FA) credentials, and it displays a different message depending on if you have 2FA enabled or disabled.
To configure 2FA settings go to the Advanced settings screen. For more information, see the Managing Global 2FA tutorial.
Figure 1: 2FA Screen with Disabled Message Figure 2: 2FA Screen with Enabled Message Actions Renew Secret changes the system-generated Secret and Provisioning URI values.
About SCALE 2FA Benefits of 2FA Drawbacks of 2FA Enabling 2FA Disabling or Bypassing 2FA Reactivating 2FA Using 2FA to Log in to TrueNAS Logging In Using the Web Interface Logging In Using SSH Global Two-factor authentication (2FA) is great for increasing security.
TrueNAS offers global 2FA to ensure that entities cannot use a compromised administrator root password to access the administrator interface.
Advanced settings have reasonable defaults in place.
