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Dell SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release 10.5.4

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Configure username and password

To set up remote access to OS10, create a username and password after you configure the management port and default route. The user role is a mandatory entry.

Enter the password in clear text. It is converted to SHA-512 format in the running configuration. A password must have at least nine characters, including alphanumeric and special characters, and at least five different characters from the password that is previously used for the same username. For example: 
OS10(config)# username admin password alpha404! role sysadmin
NOTE: While configuring your user account and password or while resetting your old password with a new one, you must ensure that you specify a strongly typed password. Otherwise, the system does not allow you to configure a weak password. For example, when you upgrade to SmartFabric OS10 10.5.3.0 and you have configured a weak password in the previous release, the system accepts this weak password during the upgrade. However, after upgrading to the 10.5.3.0 release, if you try to reset this weak password without specifying a strongly typed password, the system does not accept the new password.

For backward compatibility with OS10 release 10.3.1E and earlier, passwords entered in MD-5, SHA-256, and SHA-512 format are supported. To increase the required password strength, use the password-attributes command.

  • Create a username and password in CONFIGURATION mode. 
    username username password password role role
    • username username—Enter a text string. A maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters; one character minimum.
    • password password—Enter a text string. A maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters; nine characters minimum.
    • role role—Enter a user role:
      NOTE: SmartFabric OS10 allows you to create a minimum of 10 accounts for each user role, such as User, Operator, Admin, and so on.
      • sysadmin—Full access to all commands in the system, exclusive access to commands that manipulate the file system, and access to the system shell. A system administrator can create user IDs and user roles. The default privilege level is 15.
      • secadmin—Full access to configuration commands that set security policy and system access, such as password strength, AAA authorization, and cryptographic keys. A security administrator can display security information, such as cryptographic keys, login statistics, and log information. The default privilege level is 15.
      • netadmin—Full access to configuration commands that manage traffic flow through the switch, such as routes, interfaces, and ACLs. A network administrator cannot access configuration commands for security features or view security information. The default privilege level is 15.
      • netoperator—Access to EXEC mode to view the current configuration with limited access. A network operator cannot modify any configuration setting on a switch. The default privilege level is 1.
NOTE: To change a system administrator password, reenter the command for the administrator username with a new password. 
OS10(config)# username admin password beta@1 role sysadmin

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