Owner's Manual

Using the CMC Web Interface 167
Users can be logged in through Web interface, Telnet serial, SSH, and iKVM
sessions. A maximum of 22 active sessions (Web interface, Telnet serial, SSH,
and iKVM, in any combination) can be divided among users.
NOTE: For added security, it is strongly recommended that you change the default
password of the root (User 1) account. The root account is the default
administrative account that ships with CMC. To change the default password for the
root account, click User ID 1 to open the User Configuration page. Help for that
page is available through the Help link at the top right corner of the page.
To add and configure CMC users:
NOTE: You must have Configure Users privilege to perform the following steps.
1 Log in to the Web interface.
2 Click the User Authentication tab. The Local Users page appears, listing
each user’s user ID
, user name, CMC privilege, and l ogin state, including
those of the root user. User IDs available for configuration have no user
information displayed.
3 Click an available user ID number. The User Configuration page displays.
To refresh the contents of the
Users page, click Refresh . To print the
contents of the
Users age, click Print .
4 Select general settings for the user.
Table 5-43. General User Settings for Configuring a New or Existing CMC Username
and Password
Property Description
User ID (Read
only)
Identifies a user by one of 16 preset, sequential numbers used for
CLI scripting purposes. The User ID identifies the particular user
when configuring the user through the CLI tool (RACADM). You
cannot edit the User ID.
If you are editing information for user root, this field is static.
You cannot edit the user name for root.
Enable User Enables or disables the user's access to CMC.