Configuring User Parameters; Adding And Removing Users - Cisco 4215 - Intrusion Detection Sys Sensor Configuration Manual

Chapter 4 Initial Configuration Tasks
Press Enter to apply the changes or type
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If you changed the port or enable TLS settings, you must reset the sensor to make the web server use the
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new settings.

Configuring User Parameters

The following section explains how to create the service account, create users, change passwords,
specify privilege level, and view a list of users. It contains the following topics:
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Adding and Removing Users

Use the username command to create users on the local system. You can add a new user, set the privilege
level—administrator, operator, viewer—and set the password for the new user. Use the no form of this
command to remove a user from the system. This removes the user from CLI and web access.
The username command provides username and password authentication for login purposes only. You
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cannot use this command to remove a user who is logged in to the system. You cannot use this command
to remove yourself from the system.
If you do not specify a password, the system prompts you for one. Use the password command to change
the password for existing users. Use the privilege command to change the privilege for existing users.
A valid password is 6 to 32 characters long. All characters except space and '?' are allowed.
.You receive the following error messages if you do not create a valid password:
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You cannot use the privilege command to give a user service privileges. If you want to give an existing
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user service privileges, you must remove that user and then use the username command to create the
service account. For the procedure, see
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Adding and Removing Users, page 4-11
Password Recovery, page 4-13
Creating the Service Account, page 4-13
Configuring Passwords, page 4-14
Changing User Privilege Levels, page 4-15
Viewing User Status, page 4-16
Configuring Account Locking, page 4-17
Error: setEnableAuthenticationTokenStatus : Failure setting the account's password:
it`s WAY too short.
Error: setEnableAuthenticationTokenStatus : Failure setting the account's password:
it does not contain enough DIFFERENT characters
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Creating the Service Account, page
Configuring User Parameters
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