User Guide

Chapter 6 Configuring authentication 265
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide
The Local database menu includes the following options:
/cfg/domain 1/aaa/auth #/local
followed by:
add <user name>
<password> <group>
Adds a user to the local authentication database. You
are prompted for the following information:
• user name — a string that specifies a unique
user logon name. There are no restrictions on the
NSNAS regarding acceptable user names.
However, if you want the user name in the local
database to mirror the Windows login name,
observe Windows username conventions (for
example, keep the length to no more than 32
characters).
When the client attempts to log on to the Nortel
SNAS 4050 domain and local database
authentication is applied, the client is prompted for
the user name and password you define for the
database.
•
password — the password that applies to the
user you specified. To use the local database for
authorization only, after an external authentication
server has authenticated the user, enter an
asterisk (*).
•
group — the name of the group to which the
specified user belongs. The group must exist in the
NSNAS domain. The group name is used for
authorization. To view available group names, press
TAB or use the /cfg/domain 1/aaa/
cur group
command.
passwd <user name>
<password>
Changes the specified user’s password in the local
database.
groups <user name>
<desired group>
Changes the specified user’s group membership in the
local database.
del <user name>
Deletes the specified user from the local database.
list
Lists all users added to the local database by user
name, password (encrypted), and group membership.
The command displays a maximum of 100 database
entries at a time. If there are more than 100 entries in
the database, you can limit the display by using a string
of characters directly followed by an asterisk (*). For
example, the command list jo* displays all entries
with user names starting with
jo.