Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions omniswitch User Manual

Creating a User

Managing Switch User Accounts

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To create a new user, enter the 

 command with the desired username and password. Use the password 

keyword. For example:

-> user thomas password techpubs

In this example, a user account with a user name of thomas and a password of techpubs is stored in the 
local user database.

Note. Typically the password should be a string of non-repeating characters. The CLI uses the first occur-
rence of the character series to uniquely identify the password. For example, the password tpubtpub is the 
same as tpub. A better password might be tpub3457.

If privileges are not specified for the user, the user will inherit all of the privileges of the default user 
account. See 

Note that the password will not display in clear text in an ASCII configuration file produced by the 
snapshot command. Instead, it will display in encrypted form. See 

 for information about using the snapshot command.

To remove a user from the local database, use the no form of the command:

-> no user thomas

The user account for thomas is removed from the local user database.

Users may change their own passwords by using the password command. In this example, the current user 
wants to change her password to my_passwd. Follow the steps here to change the password:

1 Enter the password command. The system displays a prompt for the new password:

-> password

enter old password: 

2 Enter the old password. (The password is concealed with asterisks.) A prompt displays for the new 
password.

-> password

enter old password:******** 

enter new password:

3 Enter the desired password. The system then displays a prompt to verify the password.

-> password

enter old password:******** 

enter new password: *********

reenter new password: