Reference Guide

Account type Username Password Privileges
System management admin Password123# Administrator privileges for resetting default
passwords, configuring appliance settings, and
managing user accounts.
Service service service For performing service operations.
NOTE: The service user exists for secure
shell (SSH) access. However, you cannot log
into PowerStore Manager using the service
user.
Session rules
Sessions on the cluster have the following characteristics:
● Expiration term of one hour.
NOTE: User is automatically logged off the cluster after session inactivity of one hour.
● The session timeout is not configurable.
Username and password usage
NOTE: The appliance does not manage LDAP user passwords. LDAP user password management can only be done by the
LDAP directory server.
System account usernames must meet the following requirements:
Restriction
Username requirement
Structure Must start and end with an alphanumeric character.
Case All usernames are case-insensitive
Minimum number of alphanumeric characters 1
Maximum number of alphanumeric characters 64
Supported special characters . (dot)
System account passwords must meet the following requirements:
Restriction
Password requirement
Minimum number of characters 8
Minimum number of uppercase characters 1
Minimum number of lowercase characters 1
Minimum number of numeric characters 1
Minimum number of special characters
● Supported characters: ! @ # $ % ^ * _ ~ ?
NOTE: The password cannot include single quote ('),
ampersand (&), or space characters.
1
Maximum number of characters 40
NOTE: The last five passwords are blocked from being reused. A previous password can be reused after the fifth time in
sequence.
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