Users Guide

Adding iDRAC7 User Using RACADM
To add a new user to the RAC configuration, perform the following:
1. Set the user name.
2. Set the password.
3. Set the following user privileges:
– iDRAC7
– LAN
– Serial Port
– Serial Over LAN
4. Enable the user.
Example:
The following example describes how to add a new user named "John" with a "123456" password and LOGIN privileges to
the RAC.
racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminUserName -i 3 john
racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 3 123456
racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -i 3 -o cfgUserAdminPrivilege 0x00000001
racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -i 3 -o cfgUserAdminIpmiLanPrivilege 2
racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -i 3 -o cfgUserAdminIpmiSerialPrivilege 2
racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -i 3 -o cfgUserAdminSolEnable 1
racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -i 3 -o cfgUserAdminEnable 1
To verify, use one of the following commands:
racadm getconfig -u john
racadm getconfig –g cfgUserAdmin –i 3
For more information on the RACADM commands, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and
CMC available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Enabling iDRAC7 User With Permissions
To enable a user with specific administrative permissions (role-based authority):
NOTE: You can use the getconfig and config commands or get and set commands.
1. Locate an available user index using the command syntax:
– Using getconfig command: racadm getconfig -g cfgUserAdmin -i <index>
– Using get command: racadm get iDRAC.Users <index>
2. Type the following commands with the new user name and password.
– Using config command: racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPrivilege -i
<index> <user privilege bitmask value>
– Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.Users.<index>.Privilege <user privilege
bitmask value>
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