Nortel Networks 40M2420 manual Cfg/sys/access/user, User Access Control Configuration

Alteon OS Command Reference

/cfg/sys/access/user

User Access Control Configuration

[User Access Control Menu]

uid	- User ID Menu
eject	- Eject user
usrpw	- Set user password (user)
opw	- Set operator password (oper)
admpw	- Set administrator password (admin)
strongpw	- Strong password menu
cur	- Display current user status

NOTE – User passwords can be a maximum of 15 characters.

Table 6-21User Access Control Menu Options (/cfg/sys/access/user)

Command Syntax and Usage

uid <User ID (1-10)>

Displays the User ID Menu. To view menu options, see page 205.

eject useroperadmin<user name>

Ejects the specified user from the GbESM.

usrpw

Sets the user (user) password. The user has no direct responsibility for switch management. He or she can view switch status information and statistics, but cannot make any configuration changes.

The user password can have a maximum of 15 characters.

opw

Sets the operator (oper)password. The operator manages all functions of the switch. He or she can view all switch information and statistics and can reset ports, except the management ports.

The operator password can have a maximum of 15 characters.

admpw

Sets the administrator (admin) password. The super user administrator has complete access to all menus, information, and configuration commands on the GbE Switch Module, including the abil- ity to change both the user and administrator passwords.

Access includes “oper” functions.

strongpw

Displays the Strong User Password Menu. To view menu options, see page 206.

cur

Displays the current user status.

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