60CHAPTER 5: LOGGING ON AND PERFORMING ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS

Changing the

To attach a terminal with a baud rate other than 9600, follow

Default Console

these steps:

Port Baud Rate

 

1

At the Network Manager prompt (Enterprise OS #), enter:

 

SysconF

 

The System Configuration menu is displayed.

2

Select the Console Port option.

 

A submenu displays the console port baud rate options.

3

Select the baud rate you want to use.

4

Set the terminal baud rate to match the baud rate configured for the

 

console port.

CAUTION: Do not reset the bridge/router before changing the terminal baud rate. After the bridge/router resets, the new baud rate is used and you will not be able to access the system software to enter any commands at the default 9600 baud rate.

5After you change the terminal baud rate, reset the bridge/router.

The new console port baud rate does not become effective until you have reset the bridge/router.

Adding User

You can add user accounts with either Network Manager or User

Accounts

privilege. Some commands are available only to root.

 

To add a user account, log on as root and use:

 

AddUser [<username>]

 

If you do not specify a username, you will be prompted for one. Specify

 

the privilege and password at the prompts.

 

Delete an account using:

 

DELeteUser [<username>]

 

To force a user password to expire, use:

 

EXPire [<username>]

 

Any user can change their password by entering:

PassWord

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