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System Settings
Configuring System Administrative Users ▀
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The nopassword option allows you to create an administrator without an associated password. Enable this
option when using ssh public keys (authorized key command in SSH Configuration mode) as a sole means of
authentication. When enabled this option prevents someone from using an administrator password to gain
access to the user account.
authentication. When enabled this option prevents someone from using an administrator password to gain
access to the user account.
Save the configuration as described in the Verifying and Saving Your Configuration chapter.
Configuring Context-level Administrators
Use the example below to configure context-level administrators:
configure
context local
config-administrator user_name { [ encrypted ] [ nopassword ] password
password }
password }
end
Notes:
Additional keyword options are available that identify active administrators or place time thresholds on the
administrator. Refer to the Command Line Interface Reference for more information about the config-
administrator command.
administrator command.
The nopassword option allows you to create a config-administrator without an associated password. Enable this
option when using ssh public keys (authorized key command in SSH Configuration mode) as a sole means of
authentication. When enabled this option prevents someone from using a config-administrator password to gain
access to the user account.
authentication. When enabled this option prevents someone from using a config-administrator password to gain
access to the user account.
Save the configuration as described in the Verifying and Saving Your Configuration chapter.
Configuring Context-level Operators
Use the example below to configure context-level operators:
configure
context local
operator user_name { [ encrypted ] [ nopassword ] password password }
end
Notes:
Additional keyword options are available that identify active administrators or place time thresholds on the
administrator. Refer to the Command Line Interface Reference for more information about the operator
command.
command.
The nopassword option allows you to create an operator without an associated password. Enable this option
when using ssh public keys (authorized key command in SSH Configuration mode) as a sole means of
authentication. When enabled this option prevents someone from using an operator password to gain access to
the user account.
authentication. When enabled this option prevents someone from using an operator password to gain access to
the user account.
Save the configuration as described in the Verifying and Saving Your Configuration chapter.