Default accounts, Adding a user account using the ui command mode – Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual

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Managing User Login Accounts

Page 8-12

Default Accounts

Initially each switch is preconfigured with three default logins (

admin, user

and

diag

). See

Chapter 4, “The User Interface,” for more information about login accounts. If you are logged
into an account with the

WRITE

privilege to the

USER

command you may create or delete

login accounts as described in this section. You may also create new user accounts.

Note

At least one

user

account with

WRITE

privileges to use

the

USER

family of commands is required on the switch

at all times. If you attempt to remove or modify the
only user account to

READ-ONLY

privilege, the switch

will reject the modification command.

There are several commands available for modifying the user login accounts on the switch.
To see a list of all user accounts currently available on the switch, use the

userview

command

in the

UI

mode.

Adding a User Account Using the UI Command Mode

To add a user account you must be logged into an account with administrative privileges.

1. At the system prompt enter the

useradd

command. The following prompt displays:

Enter Username: ( ) :

2. Enter the desired user name. The following prompt displays:

Force Password change on next login [y/n] ? (y) :

3. Press

<Enter>

to force a password change at the next login for this user, or enter

n

to keep

the configured password. The following prompt displays:

Enter password: ( ) :

4. Enter the desired password. The following prompt displays:

Enter new password again: ( ) :

5. Enter the desired password again. In this example, the username “TechPubs1” is entered.

A message similar to the following displays:

User TechPubs1 user privileges (0:0:0) :

The user login account “TechPubs1” is now active on the switch.

At this point the new account has permission to log onto and off of the switch. To add
other privileges refer to ‘‘Assigning Account Privileges Using the UI Command Mode’’ on
page 8-16 or to ‘‘Assigning Account Privileges Using the CLI Command Mode’’ on page 8-
13.

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