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Configuring Management Access
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Note
If you forget your password while logged out of the command-line
interface, contact your local technical support representative, who
will advise on your next course of action.
Creating a
Management
Account
The switch can have a total of 16 management accounts. You can use
the default names (admin and user), or you can create new names
and passwords for the accounts. Passwords must have a minimum of
4 characters and can have a maximum of 12 characters.
To create a new account, follow these steps:
1. Log in to the switch as admin.
2. At the password prompt, press [Return], or enter the password
that you have configured for the admin account.
3. Add a new user by using the following command:
create account [admin | user]
{encrypted}
4. Enter the password at the prompt.
5. Re-enter the password at the prompt.
Viewing Accounts. To view the accounts that have been created,
you must have administrator privileges. Use the following command
to see the accounts:
show accounts
Deleting an Account. To delete a account, you must have
administrator privileges. Use the following command to delete an
account:
delete account
Note
The account name admin cannot be deleted.