FW 08.01.00 McDATA E/OS Command Line Interface User Manual (620-000134-740, November 2005)

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CLI Commands
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config
NOTE: The SANtegrity Authentication feature key must be installed to
configure E_port and N_port usernames.
Parameters This command has two required parameters and an additional
interface parameter before the password parameter at the prompt
after the command.
NOTE: Currently the only possible combination of multiple interfaces is Web
and CLI.
username The new user name that will be added to the
local authentication database. If the entered
user name already exists in the user database,
an error will be shown. This parameter can be
from 1-23 characters in length for an API,
Web, or CLI username.
E_Port and N_Port usernames must be
entered as a standard colon-delimited WWN.
All characters in the printable USASCII
character set are valid with the exception of
spaces, single quotes, and double quotes.
interfaces This is a list of interfaces that will be assigned
to the associated username. Accepted values
for this parameter are:
cli
web
api
eport
nport
password Sets the password for the new login
username. This parameter can be from 1-24
characters in length for a Web or CLI
password. CHAP secrets and FCCT keys
must be exactly 16 bytes long for API, OSMS,
E_Port, and N_Port interfaces. This
parameter will not be echoed to the screen.
See Passwords and Secrets on page 1-15 for
valid characters.