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Creating a User Managing Switch User Accounts
page 7-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005
Creating a User
To create a new user, enter the user command with the desired username and password. Use the password
keyword. For example:
-> user thomas password techpubs
In this example, a user account with a user name of thomas and a password of techpubs is stored in the
local user database.
Note. Typically the password should be a string of non-repeating characters. The CLI uses the first occur-
rence of the character series to uniquely identify the password. For example, the password tpubtpub is the
same as tpub. A better password might be tpub3457.
If privileges are not specified for the user, the user will inherit all of the privileges of the default user
account. See “Default User Settings” on page 7-7.
Note that the password will not display in clear text in an ASCII configuration file produced by the
snapshot command. Instead, it will display in encrypted form. See Chapter 6, “Working With Configura-
tion Files,” for information about using the snapshot command.
Removing a User
To remove a user from the local database, use the no form of the command:
-> no user thomas
The user account for thomas is removed from the local user database.
User-Configured Password
Users may change their own passwords by using the password command. In this example, the current user
wants to change her password to my_passwd. Follow the steps here to change the password:
1 Enter the password command. The system displays a prompt for the new password:
-> password
enter old password:
2 Enter the old password. (The password is concealed with asterisks.) A prompt displays for the new
password.
-> password
enter old password:********
enter new password:
3 Enter the desired password. The system then displays a prompt to verify the password.
-> password
enter old password:********
enter new password: *********
reenter new password: