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U Commands

username

U Commands

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The commands in this chapter apply to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches. All commands are shown here in alphabetical order regardless of command mode. Please see the Command Mode section to determine the appropriate mode for each command. For more information, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide.

•username

username

To define a user, use the username command.

username string [expire string] [role string] [update-snmpv3]

username string [password [0|5] string] [expire string] [role]

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expire	Expiry date for this user account(in YYYY-MM-DD format)
password	Password for the user
role	Role which the user is to be assigned
update-snmpv3	Update SNMPv3 password also (provide old SNMPv3 password)
string	The name of the user, the role, the password, or the expiration date.
0	Password for the user (clear text)
5	Strongly encrypted password

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

None

Examples

switch(config)# username knuckles password testpw role bodega

switch(config)# end

Jan 12 16:05:33 vshd: <<%LOG_VSHD-5-VSHD_SYSLOG_CONFIG_I>> Configuring console )

switch# show user-account 

user:admin

        this user account has no expiry date

        roles:network-admin 

user:knuckles

        this user account has no expiry date

        roles:bodega 

switch#