Managing User Accounts And Passwords Using The Cli - Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Manual

356 Chapter 8 Managing system users and groups
Command
/cfg/sys/user/edit
<username>/groups

Managing user accounts and passwords using the CLI

To change the password for the currently logged on user and to add or delete user
accounts, access the User menu by using the following command:
/cfg/sys/user
The
The
/cfg/sys/user
followed by:
password <old
password> <new
password> <confirm
new password>
expire <time>
list
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menu displays.
User
menu includes the following options:
User
Parameter
list
del <group index>
add admin|oper|certadmin
Allows you to change your own password. Passwords
can contain spaces and are case sensitive. The change
takes effect as soon as you execute the command.
Sets an expiration time for system user passwords. The
time applies to all system users. The counter starts
from when the password was last set. The first time the
system user logs on after the specified time has
expired, the user is prompted for a new password.
• is the length of time in days (d), hours (h),
time
minutes (m), or seconds (s or unspecified). The
default unit is seconds. The default expiration time
is 0 seconds (no expiry).
If the time you specify combines time units, the
format is DDdHHhMMmSS. For example, to make
all passwords expire in 30 days, 2 hours, and 45
minutes, enter
30d2h45m
Lists all user accounts. The three built-in users (admin,
oper, and root) are always listed.
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