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Command Line Interface (CLI) User’s Guide 9
Command Reference
User Management Overview
Types of users who can access the CLI
The CLI is accessible to three of the four user
types supported by the Switched Rack PDU:
• The administrator has unrestricted access.
• The device manager (device-only user) can
view status and configure most settings,
including all settings of all outlets.
• An outlet user can control and configure only
those outlets assigned to that user
The read-only user has no access to the CLI.
Authentication of users
Direct access: When a user attempts to log on to
the CLI directly, that user’s credentials are
compared with the local user database or are sent
to a RADIUS server for validation, according to
the authentication method configured for the PDU.
If the credentials are successfully validated, the
user is granted access, with permissions
appropriate to the user type.
Access through a KVM: An administrator can
use the Power Management feature of the KVM
device to manage users and their access to outlets.
Because these user accounts are separate from
those created in the CLI of the PDU, in this case
the KVM is responsible for authentication and
outlet access permissions.