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RackSwitch G8000 ISCLI Reference
Chapter 1: ISCLI Basics
 21BMD00128, September 2009
User Access Levels
To enable better switch management and user accountability, three levels or classes of user
access have been implemented on the
switch. Levels of access to CLI, Web management
functions, and screens increase as needed to perform various switch management tasks.
Conceptually, access classes are defined as follows:
 user: Interaction with the switch is completely passive—nothing can be changed on the
switch. Users may display information that has no security or privacy implications, such as
switch statistics and current operational state information.
 oper: Interaction with the switch is completely passive—nothing can be changed on the
G8000. Users can display information that has no security or privacy implications, such as
switch statistics and current operational state information. Users who have an ID with oper
privileges can make operational changes, such as running operational-level commands to
disable an interface.
 admin: Administrators are the only ones that may make permanent changes to the switch
configuration—changes that are persistent across a reboot/reset of the switch. Administra-
tors can access switch functions to configure and troubleshoot problems on the
switch.
Because administrators can also make temporary (operator-level) changes as well, they
must be aware of the interactions between temporary and permanent changes.
Access to switch functions is controlled through the use of unique user names and passwords.
After you connect to the switch via local Telnet, remote Telnet, SSH, or Browser Based Inter-
face (BBI) session, you must enter a password. The default user names/password for each
access level are listed in the following table.
NOTE – It is recommended that you change default switch passwords after initial configuration
and as regularly as required under your network security policies.