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4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts
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The Admin account is for configuring the switch for the first time. After creating your own user accounts, consider changing the password for this account. The Admin account has Admin authority which means that this account can view and modify the switch and its configuration both with SANbox Manager and the Telnet command line interface. Without Admin authority, you are limited to viewing switch status and configuration. The Images account is for exchanging files with the switch using FTP.
The factory switch configuration does not enforce user accounts and passwords. This means that no account name and password are required to add a fabric and modify switch configurations using SANbox Manager. To enforce user accounts and authority, set the SecurityEnabled parameter to True using the Set Setup System command in the Telnet command line interface. Refer to ”Set Setup Command” on page
To create, remove, and modify user accounts, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display, and select User Accounts.... If fabric security is enabled, your account must have Admin authority to manage user accounts.
4.1.1
Creating User Accounts
To create a user account on a particular switch, open the faceplate display and select User Accounts.... This displays the User Account Administration dialog shown in Figure