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Commands for Accessing the Switch

create account

create account [admin | user] <account-name> {encrypted <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 7: User account levels
Account Name
admin
user
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 32 characters. Passwords must have a minimum of 0 characters and can have a
maximum of 32 characters.
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Specifies an access level for account type admin.
Specifies an access level for account type user.
Specifies a new user account name. See
information.
Specifies an encrypted option.
Specifies a user password. See
NOTE: On the BlackDiamond 8800 family of switches (formerly known as
Aspen) and the Summit X450 switch, if you do not want a password associated
with the specified account, press Enter twice.
Access Level
This user can access and change all manageable parameters. The admin account
cannot be deleted.
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 cannot view SSL settings.
This user has access to the ping command.
"Usage Guidelines"
"Usage Guidelines" for more information.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.3 Command Reference
for more
Table 7.