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config
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) or (E_port or N_port).
Command Example Root> config security authentication user modify
01:2A:3f:4:5:0:0 nport
config.security.authentication.user.passExpTime
Syntax passExpTime days
username The existing user name whose fields will be
modified in the local authentication database. If
the entered user name does not exist 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 user name.
E_Port and N_Port user names 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 user name. Accepted values for this
parameter are:
cli
web
api
eport
nport.
password Sets the password for the existing username. This
parameter can be from 1-24 characters in length for
a Web or CLI user name. CHAP secrets 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 1-16 for valid characters.