Username - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x908 Series Software Reference Manual

User Access Commands

username

This command creates or modifies a user.
Note:
Syntax
username <name> privilege <1-15> [guiuser] password [8] <password>
username <name> privilege <1-15> [guiuser]
username <name> password [8] <password>
no username <name>
Parameter
<name>
privilege
guiuser
password
Global Configuration mode
Mode
To create the user bob with a privilege level of 15, and the password bobs_secret, use
Example
the command:
awplus(config)#
To create the GUI user bob with a privilege level of 15, and the password bobs_secret,
use the command:
awplus(config)#
enable password
Related Commands
5.16
Do not use encrypted passwords for GUI users. The GUI requires unencrypted user
passwords only - not encrypted user passwords. Do not use option
Description
The login name for the user.
The user's privilege level. Use the privilege levels to set the access rights for
each user.
<1-15>
Setup the user account for use with the GUI.
A password that the user must enter when logging in.
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<password>
username bob privilege 15 password bobs_secret
username bob privilege 15 guiuser password bobs_secret
Software Reference for SwitchBlade® x908, x900 and x600 Series Switches
TM
AlliedWare Plus Operating System - Software Version 5.3.1
A privilege level: either 1-14 (limited access) or 15 (full
access). The default manager account on your device
cannot be set to a lower privilege level than 15. A user
with privilege level 1-14 can only enter Privileged Exec
mode if an enable password has been configured and
they enter the password.
Specifies that you are entering a password as a string that
has already been encrypted, instead of entering a plain-
text password.
The running-config displays the new password as an
encrypted string even if password encryption is turned
off.
Note that the user enters the plain-text version of the
password when logging in.
The user's password. The password is an alpha-numeric
string up to 80 characters in length and can include
spaces.
for GUI users.
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