Example: Create A New User By Using The Command Line - Digi Connect IT 16 User Manual

Command line interface

Example: Create a new user by using the command line

In this example, you will use the Connect IT 16/48 command line to create a new user, provide a
password for the user, and assign the user to authentication groups.
1. Log into the Connect IT 16/48 command line as a user with full Admin access rights.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.
2. At the command line, type config to enter configuration mode:
> config
(config)>
3. At the config prompt, create a new user with the username user1:
Method one: Create a user at the root of the config prompt:
n
(config)> add auth user user1
(config auth user user1)>
Method two: Create a user by moving through the configuration:
n
a. At the config prompt, enter auth to move to the auth node:
b. Enter user to move to the user node:
c. Create a new user with the username user1:
4. Configure a password for the user:
(config auth user user1)> password pwd1
(config auth user user1)>
5. List available authentication groups:
(config auth user user1)> show .. .. group
admin
acl
admin
nagios
openvpn
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(config)> auth
(config auth)>
(config auth)> user
(config auth user)>
(config auth user)> add user1
(config auth user user1)>
enable true
enable false
enable false
no tunnels
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