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Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor CLI Configuration Guide for IPS 7.2
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Chapter3 Setting Up the Sensor
Configuring Authentication and User Parameters
Step 3
Change the privilege level from viewer to operator.
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# privilege user jsmith operator
Warning: The privilege change does not apply to current CLI sessions. It will be applied
to subsequent logins.
sensor(config)#
Step 4
Verify that the privilege of the user has been changed. The privilege of the user
jsmith
has been changed
from
viewer
to
operator
.
sensor(config)# exit
sensor# show users all
CLI ID User Privilege
* 13491 cisco administrator
jsmith operator
operator operator
service service
viewer viewer
sensor#
Step 5
Display your current level of privilege.
sensor# show privilege
Current privilege level is administrator
For More Information
For the procedure for creating the service account, see Creating the Service Account, page3-28.
Showing User Status
Note
All IPS platforms allow ten concurrent log in sessions.
Use the show users command to view information about the username and privilege of all users logged
in to the sensor, and all user accounts on the sensor regardless of login status. An asterisk (*) indicates
the current user. If an account is locked, the username is surrounded by parentheses. A locked account
means that the user failed to enter the correct password after the configured attempts.
To show user information, follow these steps:
Step 1
Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
Step 2
Verify the users logged in to the sensor.
sensor# show users
CLI ID User Privilege
* 13491 cisco administrator
sensor#
Step 3
Verify all users. The account of the user
jsmith
is locked.
sensor# show users all
CLI ID User Privilege
* 13491 cisco administrator
5824 (jsmith) viewer