Users Guide

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Configuring user accounts and privileges
You can setup user accounts with specific privileges (role-based authority) to manage your system using iDRAC and maintain
system security. By default iDRAC is configured with a local administrator account. This default user name is root and the password
is calvin. As an administrator, you can setup user accounts to allow other users to access iDRAC.
You can setup local users or use directory services such as Microsoft Active Directory or LDAP to setup user accounts. Using a
directory service provides a central location for managing authorized user accounts.
iDRAC supports role-based access to users with a set of associated privileges. The roles are administrator, operator, read only, or
none. The role defines the maximum privileges available.
Related links
Configuring local users
Configuring Active Directory users
Configuring generic LDAP users
Recommended characters in user names and passwords
This section provides details about the recommended characters while creating and using user names and passwords.
Use the following characters while creating user names and passwords:
NOTE: For recommended characters while accessing network shares, see Table 18. Recommended characters while
accessing network shares.
Table 16. Recommended characters for user names
Characters Length
0-9
A-Z
a-z
- ! # $ % & ( ) * / ; ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~ + < = >
1-16
Table 17. Recommended characters for passwords
Characters Length
0-9
A-Z
a-z
' - ! " # $ % & ( ) * , . / : ; ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~ + < = >
1-20
NOTE: You may be able to create user names and passwords that include other characters. However, to ensure
compatibility with all interfaces, Dell recommends using only the characters listed here.
NOTE: To improve security, it is recommended to use complex passwords that have 8 or more characters and include
lower-case alphabets, upper-case alphabets, numbers, and special characters. It is also recommended to regularly
change the passwords, if possible.
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