Creating A Management Account - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Guide Manual

To add a password to the default admin account:
1 Log in to the switch using the name admin.
2 At the password prompt, press [Return].
3 Add a default admin password of green by entering the following command:
configure account admin green
To add a password to the default user account:
1 Log in to the switch using the name user.
2 At the password prompt, press [Return], or enter the password that you have configured for the
admin account.
3 Add a default user password by blue entering the following command:
configure account user blue
NOTE
If you forget your password while logged out of the CLI, contact your local technical support representative, who will
advise on your next course of action.

Creating a Management Account

The switch can have a total of 16 management accounts. You can use the default names (admin and
user), or you can create new names and passwords for the accounts. Passwords can have a minimum of
0 characters and a maximum of 32 characters.
To create a new account:
1 Log in to the switch as admin.
2 At the password prompt, press [Return], or enter the password that you have configured for the
admin account.
3 Add a new user by using the following command:
create account [admin | user] <account-name> {encrypted <password> }
If you do not want a password associated with the specified account, press Enter twice.
Viewing Accounts
To view the accounts that have been created, you must have administrator privileges. To see the
accounts, use the following command:
show account
Deleting an Account
To delete a account, you must have administrator privileges. To delete an account, use the following
command:
delete account <name>
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