Managing Switch User Accounts; In This Chapter - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6250 Management Manual

9 Managing Switch User
Switch user accounts can be set up locally on the switch for users to log into and manage the switch. The
accounts specify login information (combinations of usernames and passwords) and privilege or profile
information depending on the type of user.
The switch has several interfaces (console, Telnet, HTTP, FTP, Secure Shell, and SNMP) through which
users can access the switch. The switch can be set up to allow or deny access through any of these
interfaces. See Chapter 10, "Managing Switch Security,"
interfaces.

In This Chapter

This chapter describes how to set up user accounts locally on the switch through the Command Line Inter-
face (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the syntax of
commands, see the OmniSwitch 6250/6450 CLI Reference Guide.
This chapter provides an overview of user accounts. In addition, configuration procedures described in this
chapter include:
"Creating a User" on page
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"Configuring Password Policy Settings" on page
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"Configuring Privileges for a User" on page
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"Setting Up SNMP Access for a User Account" on page
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• "Setting Up End-User Profiles" on page
For information about enabling management interfaces on the switch, see
Security."
For information about connecting a management station to the switch, see
Files," and the OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Getting Started Guide.
User information can also be configured on external servers in addition to, or instead of, user accounts
configured locally on the switch (except end-user profiles, which can only be configured on the switch).
For information about setting up external servers that are configured with user information, see the
"Managing Authentication Servers" chapter in the OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Network Configuration Guide.
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