Cisco SF500-24 Administration Manual page 384

Security
Defining Users
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Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide Release 1.3
To add a new user:
Click Administration > User Accounts.
This page displays the users defined in the system and their user privilege level.
Select Password Recovery Service to enable this feature. When this is enabled, an
end user, with physical access to the console port of the device, can enter the
boot menu and trigger the password recovery process. When the boot system
process ends, you are allowed to login to the device without password
authentication. Entering the device is allowed only via the console and only when
the console is connected to the device with physical access.
When password recovery mechanism is disabled, accessing the boot menu is still
allowed and you can trigger the password recovery process. The difference is
that in this case, all configuration and user files are removed during the system
boot process, and a suitable log message is generated to the terminal.
Click Add to add a new user or click Edit to modify a user.
Enter the parameters.
• User Name—Enter a new username between 0 and 20 characters. UTF-8
characters are not permitted.
• Password—Enter a password (UTF-8 characters are not permitted). If the
password strength and complexity is defined, the user password must
comply with the policy configured in the
Rules section.
• Confirm Password—Enter the password again.
• Password Strength Meter—Displays the strength of password. The policy
for password strength and complexity are configured in the Password
Strength page.
• User Level—Select the privilege level of the user being added/edited.
- Read-Only CLI Access (1)—User cannot access the GUI, and can only
access CLI commands that do not change the device configuration.
- Read/Limited Write CLI Access (7)—User cannot access the GUI, and
can only access some CLI commands that change the device
configuration. See the CLI Reference Guide for more information.
- Read/Write Management Access (15)—User can access the GUI, and
can configure the device.
Setting Password Complexity
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