Data Domain DD400 Series, User Manual

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User Administration
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The restorer command
user
adds, removes, and displays users and changes user passwords. A
restorer has two classes of user accounts. The user class is for standard users who have access to a
limited number of commands. Most of the user commands display information. The admin class is
administrative users who have access to all restorer commands. The default administrative account
is
sysadmin . You can change the sysadmin password, but cannot delete the account.
Throughout this manual, command explanations include text similar to the following for
commands or operations that standard users cannot access:
Available to administrative users only.
See “user” on page 256 for the complete command syntax.
Add a User
To add a restorer user, use the
user add user-name
operation. The operation asks for a
password and confirmation or you can include the password as part of the command. Each user has
a privilege level of either
admin or user . User is the default. The only way to change a user’s
privilege level is to delete the user and then add the user with the other privilege level. Available to
administrative users only.
user add user-name [password password ][priv {admin | user}]
For example, to add a user with a login name of jsmith , a password of usr256 , and administrative
privilege:
# user add jsmith password usr256 priv admin
Remove a User
To remove a user from a restorer, use the
user del user-name
operation. Available to
administrative users only.
user del user-name
For example, to remove a user with a login name of jsmith :
# user del jsmith
user jsmith removed