Create Account - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare Command Reference Manual

Commands for Accessing the Switch

create account

create account [admin | user] <username> {encrypted} {<password>}
Description
Creates a new user account.
Syntax Description
admin Specifies an access level for account type admin.
user Specifies an access level for account type user.
username Specifies a new user account name. See "Usage Guidelines" for more information.
encrypted Specifies an encrypted option.
password Specifies a user password. See "Usage Guidelines" for more information.
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. There must be one administrator account on the system.
You must have administrator privileges to change passwords for accounts other than your own. User
names and passwords are case-sensitive.
For ExtremeWare 6.0 and higher:
• 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 16 characters.
For ExtremeWare 4.x and higher:
• Admin-level users and users with RADIUS command authorization can use the
command.
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