User Account Configuration; Displaying User Account Information; Factory User Accounts - HP StorageWorks 8/20q Command Line Interface Manual

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User Account Configuration

User accounts and their respective passwords are the first line of switch security. A user account consists of
an account name, an authority level, and an expiration date. Switches come from the factory with certain
user accounts defined for special purposes.
purpose. These accounts cannot be deleted from the switch.
Table 2

Factory user accounts

User Account
Name
admin
images
prom

Displaying user account information

You can display all user accounts defined on the switch (user accounts command) or just those user
accounts that are logged on (user list or show users commands).
The following example displays all user accounts defined on the switch. Account information includes
account name, authority, and expiration date.
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> user accounts
Current list of user accounts
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images
admin
chuckca
gregj
fred
The following example displays user accounts that are logged on to the switch:
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> user list
User
----
admin@OB-session1
admin@OB-session2
snmp@OB-session3
snmp@IB-session4
admin@OB-session5
Password Purpose
Provides access to the Telnet server for managing the
password
switch. Admin is the only account name that has
permission to create and modify other user accounts. To
secure your admin user account, be sure to change the
password for this account.
Provides access to the FTP server for exchanging files
images
between the switch and the workstation.
When in Maintenance mode, provides access to the
prom
Maintenance menu to perform switch recovery tasks.
For information about using Maintenance mode, see the
HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch
Installation and Reference Guide.
(admin authority = False, never expires)
(admin authority = True , never expires)
(admin authority = False, expires in < 50 days)
(admin authority = True , expires in < 100 days)
(admin authority = True , never expires)
HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide
Table 2 describes these accounts, their passwords, and their
Ethernet Addr-Port
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10.20.68.108-1031
10.20.68.108-1034
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Logged in Since
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day month date time year
day month date time year
day month date time year
day month date time year
day month date time year
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