Users Guide

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– Access Level — Select a user access level. The lowest user access level
is 1 and 15 is the highest user access level. Users with access level 15
are Privileged Users, and only they can access and use the switch
administrator.
–
Password (8-64 characters) — Enter the password of the user.
–
Confirm Password — Confirm the password of the user.
The following fields are displayed:
•
Expiry Date — The expiration date of the user-defined password.
•
Lockout Status — Specifies whether the user currently has access
(status
Usable ), or whether the user is locked out due to too many
failed authentication attempts since the user last logged in
successfully (status
Locked ).
•
Reactivate Suspended User — Check to reactivate the specified
user’s access rights. Access rights can be suspended after
unsuccessfully attempting to login.
Configuring Local Users Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the CLI commands for configuring local
users.
Table 9-45. Local User CLI Commands
CLI Command Description
username name {nopassword|password
password|password encrypted
encrypted-password}
username name [privilege-level]
no username name
Establishes a username-based
authentication system.
Use the no form to remove a user
name.
set username name active Reactivates a suspended user’s
access rights.
show user accounts Displays users information.