HP Fabric Clustering System HP-UX Administrator's Guide, March 2008

Creating User Accounts
About User Accounts
A user account is used to control who gains access to the system. Access can be achieved through
the CLI (console, telnet, SSH) and SNMP. CLI access is authorized through a password validation.
SNMP access is authorized through a community-string validation.
User accounts can be added, deleted, and modified as needed. Up to 15 user accounts are
supported. Only user(s) that have the unrestricted ReadWrite permission level can add, delete,
and modify user accounts. Each system is preconfigured with 3 factory default user accounts.
Each user account can be administratively enabled and disabled as needed. The user can disable
a user account without having to delete it from the system.
Each user account is uniquely identified by an ASCII string that can be up to 20 characters long.
No two user accounts can have the same user name.
In order for users to initiate an administration session, the user has to supply login credentials.
The credentials supplied depend upon the interface being used.
The access system associates the following key elements:
• Username - Creates a unique username in the system.
• Password
• Community String - Unique string used for the SNMP Network Managers.
• Privilege Level - Allows combinations of different privileges.
The CLI uses username and password. Granular access rights are given by privilege level.
Understanding Usernames and Passwords
CLI users enter standard username and password information to begin a CLI session. By default,
you may log on as one of three users: super, admin, or guest. The user names are shown in
the table below.
Table 6-6 Default User Names, Passwords and Privileges
privilegesPasswordsUser Name
The super user has unrestricted privileges. Use this
account to manage any part of the system. This user
may view and modify a configuration, as well as
administer user accounts and access privileges. This
user configures the console and management ports
for initial chassis setup.
By default, the password is “super”. The
default community string is “secret”.
super
The admin user has general read-write privileges.
This user may view and modify the current
configuration. However, the admin user can change
only its own user information, such as the admin
password.
By default, the password is “admin”. The
default community string is “private”.
admin
The guest user has read-only privileges. This user
may only view the current configuration. The guest
user cannot make any changes during the CLI session.
The default password is “guest”. The
default community string is “public”.
guest (disabled by
default)
Setting or Changing a Password
1. Log in to the CLI as a super user. Use the default username and password if they have not
already been changed (refer to (page 100)).
2. Enter the privileged-user mode.
3. Enter the global-configuration mode.
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