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User Database Specifications Managing Switch User Accounts
page 7-2 OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Switch Management Guide March 2015
User Database Specifications
User Account Defaults
• Two user accounts are available on the switch by default: admin and default. For more information
about these accounts, see “Startup Defaults” on page 7-4 and “Default User Settings” on page 7-7.
• New users inherit the privileges of the default user if the specific privileges for the user are not config-
ured; the default user is modifiable.
• Password defaults are as follows:
Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 10K, 6900
Maximum number of alphanumeric characters in a
username
63
Maximum number of alphanumeric characters in a
user password
30
Maximum number of local user accounts 50
Description Command Default
Minimum password length user password-size min 6 characters
Default password expiration for any
user
user password-expiration disabled
Password expiration for particular
user
expiration keyword in the user
command
none
Username is not allowed in pass-
word.
user password-policy cannot-con-
tain-username
disabled
Minimum number of uppercase char-
acters allowed in a password.
user password-policy min-upper-
case
0 (disabled)
Minimum number of lowercase char-
acters allowed in a password.
user password-policy min-lower-
case
0 (disabled)
Minimum number of base-10 digits
allowed in a password.
user password-policy min-digit 0 (disabled)
Minimum number of non-alphanu-
meric characters allowed in a pass-
word.
user password-policy min-nonal-
pha
0 (disabled)
Maximum number of old passwords
to retain in the password history.
user password-history 4
Minimum number of days user is
blocked from changing password.
user password-min-age 0 (disabled)