Q-Logic 5602 manual User Account Configuration, Factory User Accounts

Section 3

User Account Configuration

User accounts and their respective passwords are the first line of switch security. A user account consists of an account name, an authority level, and an expiration date. Switches come from the factory with certain user accounts defined for special purposes. Table 3-1describes these accounts, their passwords, and their purposes. These accounts cannot be deleted from the switch.

Table 3-1. Factory User Accounts

User Account	Password	Purpose
Name
admin	password	This user account provides access to the Telnet
		server for managing the switch. Admin is the only
		account name that has permission to create and mod-
		ify other user accounts. To secure your admin user
		account, be sure to change the password for this
		account.
images	images	This user account provides access to the File Trans-
		fer Protocol (FTP) server for exchanging files
		between the switch and the workstation.
prom	prom	This user account provides access to the Mainte-
		nance menu while in Maintenance mode to perform
		switch recovery tasks. Refer to the SANbox 5000
		Series Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide for
		information about using Maintenance mode.

This section describes the following user account configuration tasks:

„Displaying User Account Information

„Creating User Accounts

„Modifying User Accounts and Passwords

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