Examples

Table 3-4provides sample privilege bit masks for users with one or more privileges.

Table 3-4. Sample Bit Masks for User Privileges

User Privilege(s)

Privilege Bit Mask

 

 

 

The user is not allowed to access

0x00000000

 

iDRAC or CMC.

 

 

 

 

 

The user may only login to

0x00000001

 

iDRAC or CMC and view iDRAC

 

 

or CMC and server configuration

 

 

information.

 

 

 

 

 

The user may login to iDRAC or

0x00000001

+ 0x00000002 = 0x00000003

CMC and change configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

The user may login to iDRAC,

0x00000001

+ 0x00000040 + 0x00000080 =

access Virtual Media, and access

0x000000C1

 

Virtual Console.

 

 

 

 

 

cfgUserAdminUserName (Read/Write)

Description

The name of the user for this index. The user index is created by

 

writing a string into this name field if the index is empty. Writing a

 

string of double quotes ("") deletes the user at that index. You

 

cannot change the name. You must delete and then recreate the

 

name. The string cannot contain / (forward slash), \ (backslash), .

 

(period), @ (at symbol) or quotation marks.

 

NOTE: This property value must be unique among user names.

Legal Values

A string of up to 16 ASCII characters.

Default

root (User 2)

 

<blank> (All others)

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IDRAC6 1.95, CMC 3.2, IDRAC6 3.5 specifications

Dell's Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) has been a pivotal technology for remote server management, and versions like iDRAC6 3.5 and iDRAC6 with firmware 1.95 have significantly enhanced the capabilities of server management solutions. These integrated management tools focus on improving system performance and uptime for data centers and enterprises.

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