Assigning Root, User+, And User Privileges - IBM BladeCenter Installation And User Manual

Complete the following steps to create a new user account:
1. Toggle the Action field to <Add> using the Spacebar. This will enable the
2. Enter the new user's name in the Username field, assign an initial password in
3. Highlight APPLY and press Enter to make the user addition effective.
4. Press Esc to return to the previous window or Ctrl+T to go to the root window.
Important: The command APPLY makes changes to the switch configuration for
the current session only. If you want your changes to be permanent, select Save
Changes in the main menu. Selecting Save Changes enters the current switch
configuration, including all changes, into NVRAM, and then restarts the switch
module.

Assigning Root, User+, and User privileges

There are three levels of user privileges: Root, User+, and User. Some menu
selections that are available to users with Root privileges might not be available to
those with User+ and User privileges.
Note: User privileges are also known as normal user privileges.
The following table summarizes the Root, User+, and User privileges.
addition of a new user. The other options are:
<Delete>
Deletes a user entry.
<Update>
Makes changes to an existing user entry.
the New Password field, and then confirm the new password in the Confirm
New Password field. Determine whether the new user should have root, user+,
or user privileges (see "Assigning Root, User+, and User privileges" for
descriptions of these privileges). The Spacebar toggles among these three
options in the Access Level field.
A listing of all user accounts and access levels is displayed below the user
setup menu. This list is updated when APPLY is processed.
Table 4. Root, User+, and User privileges
Switch configuration
Management
Configuration
Network monitoring
Community strings and trap
stations
Update firmware and
configuration files
System utilities
Factory reset
Reboot switch
User accounts management
Add/update/delete user
accounts
View user accounts
Chapter 6. Configuring the switch module through the Telnet interface
Privilege
Root User+
Yes Read only
Yes Read only
Yes Read only
Yes No
Yes Ping only
Yes No
Yes Yes
Yes No
Yes No
User
Read only
Read only
Read only
No
Ping only
No
No
No
No
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