Regular User Login; Regular User Login With Password Authentication - Digi PortServer II User Manual

Regular User Login

This is the most common way of logging into a system. A regular user login identifies
a user by name, restricts access by password, and provides limited access to the
PortServer II command line after login. A regular user cannot change any of the
PortServer II parameters, but can make certain changes to the PortServer II port at
which they are logged in.
If the set login write=on option is selected for a user's port, the user can save
changes to the parameters of his or her own PortServer II port. The new parameters
become the defaults available to other users who subsequently log in on that port. If
the set login write=off option is selected, only the root user can save port set-
tings. For further details, refer to set login in the Command Reference Guide.
A regular user can temporarily gain root privileges if he or she knows the root pass-
word, by entering the following command:
admin
The user is prompted to enter the root password.

Regular user login with password authentication

To configure a regular user who will be asked to enter a password then he or she logs
in, enter the following command:
set user name=<user_name> passwd=on
For example:
set user name=george passwd=on
Note: For details of how to create the user, refer to Chapter 4, Basic Configuration.
The password for a newly configured user is initially the same as their user name
(george in the example). For additional security, the user can change his or her pass-
word with the newpass command (see the Command Reference Guide for details).
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