Creating accounts, Modifying accounts, Viewing accounts – Extreme Networks Px Series User Manual

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Px Series Application Switch Installation and Configuration Guide

Creating Accounts

The application switch can have a total of 16 management accounts. You can use the
default accounts (

admin

and

user

), or you can create additional accounts with new

names and passwords. To create a new account, follow these steps:

1

Log in to the switch as

admin

.

2

At the password prompt, press [Return], or enter the password that you have
configured for the

admin

account.

3

Add a new account by using the following command:

create account [admin | user] <username>

User names are case-sensitive.

4

Enter the password at the prompt. Passwords can have up to 32 characters, and are
case-sensitive.

5

Re-enter the password at the prompt.

Modifying Accounts

To change the password of an account other than your own, you must have
administrator privileges. Use the following command to modify an account:

config account <username>

Enter and confirm the new password at the prompts.

Viewing Accounts

To view the accounts that have been created, you must have administrator privileges.
Use the following command to see the accounts:

show accounts

Deleting an Account

To delete an account, you must have administrator privileges. Use the following
command to delete an account:

delete account <username>

The account name

admin

cannot be deleted.

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