Cisco Nexus 7000 Series, Command Reference Manual

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(Optional) Specifies an SSH key for the user account. sshkey
SSH key string. key
Specifies the name of a file that contains the SSH key
string. file filename
Generates SSH user keys. keypair
Generates SSH key-pairs. generate
Number of bits used to generate the key. The range
is from 1024 to 2048, and the default value is 1024. bits
Forces the generation of keys even if previous ones
are present. force
Generates Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman (RSA) keys. rsa
Exports key-pairs to the bootflash or volatile
directory. export
Imports key-pairs from the bootflash or volatile
directory. import
Specifies an SSH X.509 certificate distinguished name
RSA algorithm to use for authentication for an
existing user account.
ssh-cert-dn
Specifies the distinguished name, which can be up to
512 characters and must follow the Open SSL format. dn-name
Specifies the bootflash filename. bootflash: filename
Specifies the remote filename. volatile: filename
Specifies the privilege level to which the user is
assigned. The range is from 0 to 15. priv-lvl n
Command Default
Unless specified, usernames have no expire date, password, or SSH key.
In the default VDC, the default role is network-operator if the creating user has the network-admin role, or
the default role is vdc-operator if the creating user has the vdc-admin role.
In nondefault VDCs, the default user role is vdc-operator.
You cannot delete the default admin user role. Also, you cannot change the expire date or remove the
network-admin role for the default admin user role.
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