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

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Publication Number: 53-1000240-01
userRename
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Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability.
userRename
Renames the user login name.
Synopsis userrename old_username new_username
Description Use this command to change an existing account login name to a new login name. The following rules
apply:
• new_username must begin with a letter and contain only alphanumeric characters or underscores.
• new_username must be between 1 and 40 characters long.
• new_username must be different from any existing account login name.
•If old_username is a default login name, new_username cannot be another default login name.
•If new_username is a default login name, it must indicate the same role as old_username.
When using Brocade Secure Fabric OS, rename the admin-level login name to the Brocade-specific
default of admin and the user-level login name to the Brocade-specific default of user before enabling
security; otherwise, the switch is not allowed in the secure fabric.
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This command is not supported on all platforms.
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The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.
Operands The following operands are required:
old_username The current user login name
new_username The new user login name
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These operands are case sensitive.
Examples To rename the admin-level login name from “USERID” to “admin”:
See Also secModeEnable
switch:admin> userrename USERID admin