Quick Reference Guide

180 | User Account Commands
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Report Fields User Name—The name the user will use to login using the serial port or Telnet. A new user may be
added to the switch by entering a name in a blank entry. The user name may be up to 8 characters, and
is not case sensitive. The Read/Write user ‘admin’ is the only factory default.
Connection From—IP address of the telnet client machine or EIA-232 for the serial port connection.
Idle Time—Time this session has been idle.
Session Time—Total time this session has been connected.
Session Type—Source of connection—serial port, Telnet, etc.
show users
This command displays the configured user names and their settings. This command is only available
for users with Read/Write privileges.
Syntax
show users
Mode
Privileged Exec
Report Fields User Name—The name the user will use to log in. A new user may be added to the switch by entering a
name in a blank entry. The user name may be up to eight characters, and is not case sensitive. The
Read/Write user ‘admin’ is the only factory default.
User Access Mode—Shows whether the operator is able to change parameters on the switch (Read/
Write) or is only able to view them (Read Only). As a factory default, the ‘admin’ user has Read/Write
access. There can only be one Read/Write user and up to five Read Only users.
SNMPv3 Access Mode—This field displays the SNMPv3 access mode. If the value is set to ReadWrite,
the SNMPv3 user will be able to set and retrieve parameters on the system. If the value is set to
ReadOnly, the SNMPv3 user will only be able to retrieve parameter information. The SNMPv3 access
mode may be different than the CLI mode.
SNMPv3 Authentication—This field displays the authentication protocol to be used for the specified
login user.
SNMPv3 Encryption—This field displays the encryption protocol to be used for the specified login user.
username passwd
This command adds a new user (account) if space permits, along with the user’s password.
This command replaces the
users name and users passwd commands, which have been
removed from SFTOS.
Syntax
username user passwd password
To remove a user, use the no username user command.
To delete or change a password, remove and reenter the user with the new password.
Note: The ‘admin’ user account cannot be deleted.