Specifications

Domain Name Service Client Services
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NOTE
If you forget your password while logged out of the command line interface, contact your local technical
support representative, who will advise on your next course of action.
Creating a Management Account
The switch can have a total of 16 management accounts. You can use the default names (admin and
user), or you can create new names and passwords for the accounts. Passwords can have a minimum of
0 characters and can have a maximum of 30 characters.
To create a new account, follow these steps:
1 Log in to the switch as admin.
2 Add a new user by using the following command:
create account [admin | user] <username> {<password>}
Viewing Accounts
To view the accounts that have been created, you must have administrator privileges. Use the following
command to see the accounts:
show accounts
Deleting an Account
To delete a account, you must have administrator privileges. To delete an account, use the following
command:
delete account <name>
NOTE
Do not delete the default administrator account. If you do, it is automatically restored, with no password,
the next time you download a configuration. To ensure security, change the password on the default
account, but do not delete it. The changed password will remain intact through configuration uploads
and downloads.
If you must delete the default account, first create another administrator-level account. Remember to
manually delete the default account again every time you download a configuration.
Domain Name Service Client Services
The Domain Name Service (DNS) client in ExtremeWare XOS augments the following commands to
allow them to accept either IP addresses or host names:
• telnet
• download [bootrom | configuration | image]
• ping
• traceroute
In addition, the nslookup utility can be used to return the IP address of a hostname.