Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-01, November 2006)

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Publication Number: 53-1000240-01
userConfig
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Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability.
actions require the Admin role.
--showad [-a AD_ID_list]
For each Admin Domain in AD_ID_list, display a list of users that include that
Admin Domain in their Admin Domain permissions. Only Admin role users may
use this action.
--add username -r rolename [-h AD_ID] [-a AD_ID_list] [-d description] [-x]
Add a new account named username to the switch, with the assigned role of
rolename.
Valid values for rolename are Admin, SwitchAdmin, ZoneAdmin, FabricAdmin,
BasicSwitchAdmin, User and Operator. In secure mode, there is an additional
valid value of NonFCSAdmin.
The following rules apply to username
Must be unique and is case sensitive.
Must begin with a letter and contain only letters, numbers and underscore.
The maximum length of username is 40 characters.
AD_ID_list and the existing Admin Domain permissions for username
must be a subset of the Admin Domain permissions of the account that
runs the command.
description gives a text description for the new account.
description is optional. The maximum length is 40 printable ASCII characters
except colon. Characters that are interpreted by the shell (like ", ', ! etc.) need to
be prepended by qualifier '\'.
The -x option is used to specify an expired password that must be changed the first
time the user logs in. This command also prompts for an initial password.
There can be a maximum of 256 customer created accounts.
--addad username [-h AD_ID] [-a AD_ID_list]
Add ADs in AD_ID_list to username's Admin Domain list. If home Admin Domain is specified with the
-h option, it must be one of the ADs in AD_ID_list. If a home Admin Domain is not specified and
username did not previously have a home Admin Domain specified, the home Admin Domain is set to
the lowest numbered Admin Domain in username's Admin Domain permissions. AD_ID_list and the
existing Admin Domain permission for username must be a subset of the Admin Domain permissions of
the account that runs the userConfig command. This action is not allowed in secure mode.
--delete username Delete an existing account named username from the switch. This action does not
take any options. It prompts for the confirmation before proceeding. Once an
account is deleted, the CLI sessions associated with the account will be
terminated.
The following rules apply to account deletion:
You cannot delete any default account.
You cannot delete your own account.
AD_ID_list and the existing Admin Domain permissions for username must
be a subset of the Admin Domain permissions of the account that runs the
userConfig --delete command.