User Manual

Command Reference Security Commands
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12.11.13 Set/Define Authentication User
Configures entries to the local database. To indicate which username entry will be modified, a username
must be specified using the username parameter.
Restrictions Requires privileged user status.
Parameters username
A username of up to 16 characters. The name is converted to all uppercase
unless it is enclosed in quotes.
password
A password of up to 16 characters that the user must enter. The password is
converted to all uppercase unless it is enclosed in quotes.
Note: Users who don’t have passwords configured for them will always be granted
access.
command
A command or series of commands that will be executed after login.
Commands must be enclosed in quotes and separated by semicolons. The
combined length of a series of command cannot exceed 100 characters. The
Altcommand feature must be enabled for this to work.
Expired
Forces a user to select a new password upon next login.
Alter
Enables or disables a user’s ability to change his password. The password can
be changed with the Set/Define Password command.
Altcommand
Enables the use of the command specified with the command parameter.
Examples
Local>> SET AUTHENTICATION USER “fred” COMMAND “TELNET athena;LOGOUT”
See Also Define Site Authentication, page 12-134; Set/Define Password, page 12-177;
Local (NVR) Database, page 11-9
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password
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