Users Guide

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 concepts
Configuring local users on page 128
Configuring Active Directory users on page 129
Configuring generic LDAP users on page 146
Topics:
• Recommended characters in user names and passwords
• 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:
Table 17. Recommended characters for user names
Characters Length
0-9
A-Z
a-z
- ! # $ % & ( ) * / ; ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~ + < = >
1–16
Table 18. 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.
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