Managing Switches; Managing User Accounts - Qlogic 5800V Series User Manual

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Managing Switches

This chapter describes the tasks used to manage switches in the fabric.

Managing User Accounts

Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account
Administration dialog boxes. However, any user can modify their own password.
To open a User Account Administration dialog box, on the Switch menu, click
User Accounts.
A user account consists of the following data:
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Switches come from the factory with the following user accounts:
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The Admin account is the only user that can manage all user accounts with the
User Account Administration dialog boxes. The Admin account can create,
remove, or modify user accounts, and change account passwords. The Admin
account can also view and modify the switch and its configuration with Enterprise
Fabric Suite. The Admin account cannot be removed.
Users with Admin authority can use Enterprise Fabric Suite to view and modify the
switch and its configuration. Users without Admin authority are limited to viewing
only the switch status and configuration.
The Images account is used to exchange files with the switch using FTP. The
Images account cannot be removed.
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Account name or login
Password
Authority level
Expiration date
admin—admin authority, never expires, password is password
images—no admin authority, never expires, password is images
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