Users - Secure Computing SG300 User Manual

Users

This section details adding administrative users, as well as local users for PPTP, L2TP or
dial-in access, or access through the access control web proxy (see the Access Control
section in the chapter entitled Firewall).
Administrative users
Administrative user accounts on a SnapGear unit allow administrative duties to be spread
amongst a number of different people according to their level of competence and trust.
Each administrative user has a password that they use to authenticate when connecting
to the web management console, or via telnet or ssh. They also have a number of
access controls that modify what they can and cannot do via the web management
console.
There is one special user, root, who has the role of the final administrative user, or super
user. The access privileges for this user may not be lowered, and this user may not be
deleted or disabled. You may disallow telnet or ssh connections using the root account
however.
Select Users under the System section in the main menu. Existing users are displayed
alongside Delete, Edit, and Enable/Disable icons.
Click New to add a new user. Enter a User name (login name), an optional Description,
and enter and confirm a Password.
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