Nortel Networks 4050 Manuel D’Utilisation

Chapter 6 Configuring authentication 265

Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide

 

The Local database menu includes the following options:

followed by:

add <user name> 
<password> <group>

Adds a user to the local authentication database. You 
are prompted for the following information:

•

user name

 — a string that specifies a unique 

user logon name. There are no restrictions on the 
NSNAS regarding acceptable user names. 
However, if you want the user name in the local 
database to mirror the Windows login name, 
observe Windows username conventions (for 
example, keep the length to no more than 32 
characters).

When the client attempts to log on to the Nortel 
SNAS 4050 domain and local database 
authentication is applied, the client is prompted for 
the user name and password you define for the 
database.

•

password

 — the password that applies to the 

user you specified. To use the local database for 
authorization only, after an external authentication 
server has authenticated the user, enter an 
asterisk (*).

•

group

 — the name of the group to which the 

specified user belongs. The group must exist in the 
NSNAS domain. The group name is used for 
authorization. To view available group names, press 
TAB or use the 

 command.

passwd <user name> 
<password>

Changes the specified user’s password in the local 
database.

groups <user name> 
<desired group>

Changes the specified user’s group membership in the 
local database.

del <user name>

Deletes the specified user from the local database.

list

Lists all users added to the local database by user 
name, password (encrypted), and group membership. 

The command displays a maximum of 100 database 
entries at a time. If there are more than 100 entries in 
the database, you can limit the display by using a string 
of characters directly followed by an asterisk (*). For 
example, the command 

 displays all entries 

with user names starting with 

jo

.