Login Accounts; Multiple User Sessions - Alcatel Omni Switch/Router User Manual

Login Accounts

The provides three default login accounts—Administrator, User and Diagnostics. The
UI
Administrator login provides full access to all functions. The initial login name for an Adminis-
trator account is
special sub-menu with a set of switching module tests. The initial login name for Diagnostics
is . The User login has read-only privileges to the switch. The initial login name for a User
account is . The password for each of these default login accounts is
In software release 4.3, the
read-only privileges is not included automatically.
You can configure new and delete existing login
accounts with the
described in Chapter 8, "Switch Security."

Multiple User Sessions

You can have up to four simultaneous connections to an Omni Switch/Router. One connec-
tion can be made to the console port, two can be made through Telnet, and one connection
can be made to the modem port if you are connecting to an Omni Switch/Router.
For software Releases 4.4 and later, more than one
login account with write privileges can be active at the
same time.
For software Release 4.3 and earlier, only one login account with write privileges was allowed
on the switch at the same time. In this case, the first switch user who logged on as either
or would be the only user with the write privilege. Subsequent users who logged
on as either or
perform any functions that change switch parameters. These users would also see a message
that informs them they do not have the write privilege when they log on. For example, a user
who logs on as
ing message:
However, users who log on as either
session of the user with the write privilege and gain that privilege for themselves. This is
described in Deleting Other Sessions on page 4-35.
If you try to log on when the limit of user has been reached (e.g., you attempt a Telnet
connection when there are two users currently connected through Telnet), you will see the
following message:
. The Diagnostics login also has full access to all switch functions plus a
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UI
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would not have the write privilege and would be unable to
when another user already has the write privilege will see the follow-
or
login account with
command, that is
without the write privilege can "kill" the
Login Accounts
.
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