Extreme Networks Px Series manual Creating Accounts, Modifying Accounts

Creating Accounts

The application switch can have a total of 16 management accounts. You can use the default accounts (admin and user), or you can create additional accounts with new names and passwords. To create a new account, follow these steps:

1Log in to the switch as admin.

2At the password prompt, press [Return], or enter the password that you have configured for the admin account.

3Add a new account by using the following command: create account [admin user] <username>

User names are case-sensitive.

4Enter the password at the prompt. Passwords can have up to 32 characters, and are case-sensitive.

5Re-enter the password at the prompt.

Modifying Accounts

To change the password of an account other than your own, you must have administrator privileges. Use the following command to modify an account:

config account <username>

Enter and confirm the new password at the prompts.

Viewing Accounts

To view the accounts that have been created, you must have administrator privileges. Use the following command to see the accounts:

show accounts

Deleting an Account

To delete an account, you must have administrator privileges. Use the following command to delete an account:

delete account <username>

The account name admin cannot be deleted.

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