Creating A Management Account; Viewing Accounts - 3Com 9100 User Manual

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Creating a
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To add a password to the default user account, follow these steps:
1 Log in to the switch using the name admin .
2 At the password prompt, press [Return], or enter the password that you
have configured for the admin account.
3 Add a default user password by typing the following:
config account user
4 Enter the new password at the prompt.
5 Re-enter the new password at the prompt.
If you forget your password while logged out of the command-line
interface, contact your supplier, who will advise on your next course of
action.
The switch can have a total of 16 management accounts. You can use the
default names ( admin and user ), or you can create new names and
passwords for the accounts. Passwords must have a minimum of four
characters and can have a maximum of 12 characters.
To create a new account, follow these steps:
1 Log in to the switch as admin .
2 At the password prompt, press [Return], or enter the password that you
have configured for the admin account.
3 Add a new user by using the following command:
create account [admin | user] <username> {encrypted}
4 Enter the password at the prompt.
5 Re-enter the password at the prompt.

Viewing Accounts

To view the accounts that have been created, you must have
administrator privileges. Use the following command to see the accounts:
show accounts