HP StoreOnce Backup System CLI Reference Guide

4 Alphabetical List of Commands and Details
accounts add
Description of Command Function
Creates an account that provides access to the StoreOnce appliance using the CLI or GUI.
NOTE: A default account exists with administrator authority level and has the user name, Admin,
and the password, admin. You cannot delete that account, but you can and should modify its
password.
Also note that after the Admin account password is changed, its password cannot be changed
back to admin as this password is not sufficiently complex. The only way to revert that password
back to admin is through the HPresetpassword account which is only available on the local console
of the device.
Command Syntax
accounts add <ACCOUNT> type {local|externaluser|externalgroup} level
{admin|user} newpassword <password> <password>
Command Authority
Administrator
Command Object Requirements
ACCOUNT – This required object is the username of the account to be created. It must conform
to the following rules:
• Local accounts can have usernames between 1 and 16 characters in length and contain only
alpha-numeric characters and the underscore (_) special character.
• External names (e.g., Active Directory account names or group names) may be up to 256
characters in length and contain alpha-numeric characters and the following symbols: ~, `!,
#, $, %, (, ), _-, {, }, ', ., @, and \
Command Parameter Requirements
• type – This required parameter defines the type of account to be created:
local (default) – Indicates that a local user (default) is being created on the StoreOnce
appliance.
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◦ externaluser – Indicates that an external user (i.e., a Microsoft Active Directory user or
an Active Directory group) is being granted login permissions on the device.
◦ externalgroup – Indicates all users of an external group (i.e., a Microsoft Active Directory
user group) are being granted login permissions on the device.
If type is not defined, then it defaults to local.
• level – This required parameter defines the account authorization level and is one of the
following:
◦ admin (administrator) – Administrator authority level
◦ user (operator) – User authority level
• newpassword – This required parameter defines a password for the added account. The text
“password” must be followed by a string which may contain upper case letters, lower case
letters, numbers, and the symbols !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, and *. The password string can be a
maximum of 24 characters long. Two identical entries of the password string separated by a
space must be entered. To access the account, the user must enter the exact string and defined
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