User guide

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5 Re-enter the new password at the prompt.
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.
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The switch can have a total of sixteen management accounts. You can use the default
names (admin and user), or you can create new names and passwords for the accounts.
Passwords must have a minimum of 4 characters and can have a maximum of 12
characters.
The account name “admin” cannot be deleted.
To create a new account, follow these steps:
1 Log in to the switch as admin.
2 At the password prompt, press [Return].
3 Add a new user by using the following command:
create account [admin | user] <username>
4 Enter the password at the prompt.
5 Re-enter the password at the prompt.
V
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To view the accounts that have been created, you must have administrator privileges.
Enter the following to see the accounts:
show account
Output from the show accounts command is as follows:
#show account
User Name Access LoginOK Failed Session
------------- ------ ------- ------ --------
admin R/W 0 0
user RO 0 0
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