Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System
User Accounts
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Creating a User Account
Important: If your password management and/or user account management is
administered by an external LDAP, RADIUS, or Sudo system, you must manage
your passwords and user accounts on that system and not on the DNCS. For more
information, see Enable RADIUS and LDAP Support in a DBDS for SR 5.0 Configuration
Guide (part number 4017610) or contact your system administrator for more
information.
administered by an external LDAP, RADIUS, or Sudo system, you must manage
your passwords and user accounts on that system and not on the DNCS. For more
information, see Enable RADIUS and LDAP Support in a DBDS for SR 5.0 Configuration
Guide (part number 4017610) or contact your system administrator for more
information.
All applications (including third-party applications) and users who access the
DNCS, RNCS, or Application Server require an updated user account. You can no
longer log into the DNCS, RNCS, or Application Server using the generic dncs user
credentials.
DNCS, RNCS, or Application Server require an updated user account. You can no
longer log into the DNCS, RNCS, or Application Server using the generic dncs user
credentials.
Note: The user will be required to change their password during their first
successful operating system login session.
successful operating system login session.
Important: We recommend creating an individual username for each user that will
access the system. We do NOT recommend creating a single, generic username for
use by multiple users.
1 Open an xterm window on the system.
2 Log into the system as root user.
3 Type
access the system. We do NOT recommend creating a single, generic username for
use by multiple users.
1 Open an xterm window on the system.
2 Log into the system as root user.
3 Type
/dvs/admin/create_users
and press Enter. The create_users menu
opens.
4 Type the number of the type of user you want to create:
1: Add Regular User
2: Add Operator
3: Add Administrator
Example: To add a regular user, type 1.
Note: See User Account Defaults (on page 8) for more information on the user
types.
Note: See User Account Defaults (on page 8) for more information on the user
types.
5 Type the name of the new user account and press Enter.
Notes:
The username must be between 6 and 8 alphanumeric characters.
The username cannot contain special characters.
Result: The Do you wish to continue adding this user (Y/N)? message appears.
6 Type y (for yes) and press Enter.
7 Type the temporary OS password for the user and press Enter.
8 Re-type the temporary OS password for the user and press Enter.
7 Type the temporary OS password for the user and press Enter.
8 Re-type the temporary OS password for the user and press Enter.