create account
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 supports only the Summit X450 family of switches and the BlackDiamond 8800 series switch.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 Command Reference Guide
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create account
create account [admin | user] <account-name> {encrypted <password>}
Description
Creates a new user account.
Syntax Description
Default
By default, the switch is configured with two accounts with the access levels shown in
Table 7
.
You can use the default names (
admin
and
user
), or you can create new names and passwords for the
accounts. Default accounts do not have passwords assigned to them.
Usage Guidelines
The switch can have a total of 16 user accounts. The system must have one administrator account.
When you use the
encrypted
keyword, the following password that you specify in plain text is entered
and displayed by the switch in an encrypted format. Administrators should not use the encrypted
option and should enter the password in plain text. The encrypted option is used by the switch after
encrypting the plain text password. The encrypted option should be used by the switch only to show,
store, and load a system-generated encrypted password in configuration; this applies with the following
commands:
save configuration
,
show configuration
, and
use configuration
.
admin
Specifies an access level for account type
admin
.
user
Specifies an access level for account type
user
.
account-name
Specifies a new user account name. See
“Usage Guidelines”
for more
information.
encrypted
Specifies the encrypted option.
password
Specifies a user password. See
“Usage Guidelines”
for more information.
Table 7: User account levels
Account Name
Access Level
admin
This user can access and change all manageable parameters. The admin account
cannot be deleted.
user
This user can view (but not change) all manageable parameters, with the following
exceptions:
• This user cannot view the user account database.
• This user cannot view the SNMP community strings.
• This user cannot view SSL settings.
This user has access to the
ping
command.