Username – Allied Telesis AT-DC2552XS User Manual
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Chapter 2: Management Session Commands
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USERNAME
Syntax
username
name
[privilege 1|15] password [8]
password
Parameters
name
Specifies the name of a new manager account or existing manager
account. The name is case-sensitive and can be up to 15
alphanumeric characters. Spaces and special characters are not
permitted.
privilege
Specifies this keyword to assign the privilege level of either 1 or 15,
or modify the privilege level. If you do not specify the privilege level
when creating a new account, the privilege level of the new
account is set to 1 automatically. If you do not specify the privilege
level when modifying an existing account, the existing account’s
privilege level remains the same.
1
Specifies a manager account with the privilege level of 1. A
manager account with the privilege level of 1 is restricted to the
User Exec mode when command mode restriction is activated with
the ENABLE PASSWORD command. However, a manager
account with the privilege level of 1 can move to the Privileged
Exec mode if the user enters the correct password.
15
Specifies a manager account with the privilege level of 15. A
manager account with the privilege level of 15 has access to all
modes.
password
Assigns a new password or modifies an existing password. You
must set the password when creating a new account. The
password setting is optional when you modify an existing account.
If you do not specify a password when modifying an existing
account, the existing account’s password stays the same.
8
Specifies that the password is encrypted.