Chapter 3 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, page 3-28.

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

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems IPS4510K9 manual Showing User Status, Change the privilege level from viewer to operator

IPS4510K9 specifications

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