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xStack DES-3800 Series Layer 3 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch CLI Manual create account Purpose Syntax Description Parameters Restrictions Used to create user accounts. create account [admin | operator | user] The create account command is used to create user accounts that consist of a username of 1 to 15 characters and a password of 0 to 15 characters. Up to 8 user accounts can be created. The administrator can choose one of the following three levels of privileges available on the Switch. admin - Select this parameter to create an administrator-level account for the Switch. admin accounts have access and configuration rights to all components of the software of the Switch. Switch administrators must first create an admin-level account before an operator or user account can be created. Only admin level users can create other user accounts. operator - Select this parameter to create a operator-level user account for the Switch. Operator-level users will have rights to switch configurations, network monitoring commands, community strings and trap stations, and system utilities. All security commands, user account commands and the factory reset command will be denied from this privilege level. user - Select this parameter to create a user-level account on the Switch. User-level accounts have read-only rights to configuration commands, network monitoring commands and commands for community stations and trap strings. • - Enter a username of no more than 15 alphanumeric characters to identify the account created here. Only Administrator-level users can issue this command. Usernames can be between 1 and 15 characters. Passwords can be between 0 and 15 characters. Example usage: To create an administrator-level user account with the username "dlink". DES-3800:admin#create account admin dlink Command: create account admin dlink Enter a case-sensitive new password:**** Enter the new password again for confirmation:**** Success. DES-3800:admin# 10