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8.3 Account Management 
Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. 
Method: GET/POST 
Syntax:
http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.cgi?
method=<value>&username=<name>[&userpass=<value>][&privilege=<value>]
[&privilege=<value>][…][&return=<return page>]
PARAMETER  VALUE  DESCRIPTION
method  Add  Add an account to the server. When using this method, the 
“username” field is necessary. It will use the default value 
of other fields if not specified. 
Delete  Remove an account from the server. When using this 
method, the “username” field is necessary, and others are 
ignored.
edit  Modify the account password and privilege. When using 
this method, the “username” field is necessary, and other 
fields are optional. If not specified, it will keep the original 
settings. 
username  <name>  The name of the user to add, delete, or edit. 
userpass  <value>  The password of the new user to add or that of the old user 
to modify. The default value is an empty string. 
Privilege  <value>  The privilege of the user to add or to modify.   
viewer  Viewer privilege. 
operator  Operator privilege. 
admin  Administrator privilege. 
Return  <return page>  Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is 
assigned. The <return page> can be a full URL path or 
relative path according to the current path. If you omit this 
parameter, it will redirect to an empty page. 










