Create Account - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Command Reference Manual

Commands for Accessing the Switch

create account

create account [admin | user] <account-name> {encrypted {<password>}}
{<password>}
Description
Creates a new user account.
Syntax Description
admin
user
account-name
encrypted
password
Default
By default, the switch is configured with two accounts with the access levels shown in Table 6.
Table 6: User account levels
Account Name Access Level
admin This user can access and change all manageable parameters. The admin account
cannot be deleted.
user This user can view (but not change) all manageable parameters, with the following
exceptions:
• This user cannot view the user account database.
• This user cannot view the SNMP community strings.
This user has access to the ping command.
You can use the default names (admin and user), or you can create new names and passwords for the
accounts. Default accounts do not have passwords assigned to them.
Usage Guidelines
The switch can have a total of 16 user accounts. The system must have one administrator account.
You must have administrator privileges to change passwords for accounts other than your own. User
names and passwords are case-sensitive. User account names must have a minimum of 1 character and
can have a maximum of 30 characters. Passwords must have a minimum of 0 characters and can have a
maximum of 16 characters.
Example
The following command creates a new account named John2 with administrator privileges:
create account admin john2
52
Specifies an access level for account type admin.
Specifies an access level for account type user.
Specifies a new user account name. See "Usage Guidelines" for more
information.
Specifies an encrypted option.
Specifies a user password. See "Usage Guidelines" for more information.
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