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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Configuring User Access
To add a user to the switch, use the following procedure.
Step 1 Establish a CLI management session with GROUP1 privileges or higher. To add a user at a specific
access level, you must log in as a user with a higher access level.
Step 2 Enter the following command after the switch prompt:
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a >adduser <username> <accessLevel>
Enter the username using 1 to 12 alphanumeric characters. Specify the access level by entering one of
the levels defined in Table 2-4.
Note The access levels are case-sensitive and must be entered as shown in Table 2-4. Also, you cannot
add users at access levels that are equal to or above your own access level.
If you enter the command correctly, the switch prompts you for a password.
Step 3 Enter a password, using 5 to 15 characters.
Step 4 When prompted, enter the password a second time to validate the previous entry.
This step completes the addition of the new user.
Step 5 To display the new user in a list of all users, enter the command dspusers.
Tip To determine which commands are available at a particular access level, log in to the switch as a user at
that access level, then enter the help command.
Step 6 To test the username, enter the bye command, then log in as the new user.
Tip If you forget which username you used to log in, enter the whoami command. This command displays
the username, access level, and access method (for example, Telnet) for the current session.
Changing Your Own User Password
Use the cnfpasswd command to change your own password.
Note The cnfuser command allows you to change another user password if you have the correct access
privileges. The next section describes how to use the cnfuser command.
To change your own password with the cnfpasswd command, use the following procedure.
Step 1 Establish a CLI management session using the username for which you want to change the password.
Step 2 Enter the following command after the switch prompt:
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a >cnfpasswd
Step 3 When prompted, enter your current password.