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Fabric OS procedures user guide
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■ userConfig “--show -a”
Shows all account information for a logical switch.
■
userConfig “--show -b”
Shows all backup account information for a logical switch. HP recommends that you
make a backup copy of the configuration file in case the configuration is lost or
unintentional changes are made. Keep individual backup files for all switches in the
fabric.
■ userConfig “--show name”
Shows account information for the specified account name.
To create a user-defined account:
Note: Accounts with the admin role can create accounts. Accounts with the user role cannot.
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Issue the following command:
userConfig ”--add name -r rolename [-d description]“
3. In response to the prompt, enter a password for the account.
Passwords can be from 8 to 40 characters long. They are case-sensitive, and they are not
displayed when you enter them on the command line.
To delete a user-defined account:
Note: Accounts with the admin role can delete user-defined accounts on the logical switch. Accounts
with the user role cannot.
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
where:
name
Specifies the account name, which must begin with an
alphabetic character. The name can contain up to 40
characters. It is case-sensitive and can contain alphabetic and
numeric characters, the dot (.), and the underscore ( _ ). It
must be different from all other account names on the logical
switch.
-r rolename
Specifies the role: either admin or user in nonsecure mode;
admin, user, or nonfcsadmin in secure mode.
-d description
Is an option that adds a description to the account. The
description field can contain up to 40 printable ASCII
characters. The following characters are not allowed:
asterisk (*), quotation mark (“), exclamation point (!),
semicolon (;), and colon (:).