Getting Help for Commands

vcaadm has built-in help functions. To get help, you must enter a question mark (?) character following the command you want more help on. If an entire command is entered and a “?” exists anywhere on the line, you will get the syntax for the command, for example:

vcaadm{vcaN@hostname, sec_officer}> create ?

Sub-Command

Description

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so

Create a new security officer

user

Create a new user

vcaadm{vcaN@hostname, sec_officer}> create user ?

Usage: create user [<username>]

 

vcaadm{vcaN@hostname, sec_officer}> set ?

Sub-Command

Description

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passreq

Set password requirements

password

Change an existing security officer password

timeout

Set the auto-logout time

You can also enter a question mark at the vcaadm prompt to see a list of all of the vcaadm commands and their description, for example:

vcaadm{vcaN@hostname, sec_officer}> ?

 

Sub-Command

Description

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backup

Backup master key

connect

Begin admin session with firmware

create

Create users and accounts

delete

Delete users and accounts

diagnostics

Run diagnostic tests

disable

Disable a user

enable

Enable a user

exit

Exit vcaadm

loadfw

Load new firmware

logout

Logout current session

quit

Exit vcaadm

rekey

Generate new system keys

reset

Reset the hardware

set

Set operating parameters

show

Show system settings

zeroize

Delete all keys and reset board

 

 

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4000 specifications

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