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It is highly recommended that you change the user name, and password when deploying your system.

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Configuring New BMC Users The BMC is configured by default with user ID 2 set to username: root and password: calvin. It is highly recommended that you change the user name and password when deploying your system. 1 Insert the bootable BMC configuration diskette or CD into the appropriate drive of the system to be deployed and reboot the system. 2 To create a new user, at the command prompt, type: syscfg username --userid=X --name=name where X is a number between 2-10 and name is an ASCII string of 16 or fewer characters. Press to execute the command line options. 3 To enable the new user ID, at the command prompt, type: syscfg useraction --userid=X --action=enable Press to execute the command line options. 4 To set the password for a BMC user, at the command prompt, type: syscfg passwordaction --action=setpassword --userid=X -password=password where password is an ASCII string of 16 or fewer characters for both PowerEdge x8xx and x9xx systems. NOTICE: A password must be set for each BMC user. The BMC firmware does not allow access to users with null user names or passwords. Press to execute the command-line options. 5 To configure BMC user privilege, at the command prompt, type: syscfg lanuseraccess --usrprivlmt=bmcuserprivilege where bmcuserprivilege=user, operator, administrator, noaccess Press to execute the command-line options. Configuring Your Managed System 43

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Configuring Your Managed System
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Configuring New BMC Users
The BMC is configured by default with user ID 2 set to username:
root
and
password:
calvin
. It is highly recommended that you change the user name
and password when deploying your system.
1
Insert the bootable BMC configuration diskette or CD into the
appropriate drive of the system to be deployed and reboot the system.
2
To create a new user, at the command prompt, type:
syscfg username --userid=
X
--name=
name
where
X
is a number between 2–10 and
name
is an ASCII string of 16 or
fewer characters.
Press <Enter> to execute the command line options.
3
To enable the new user ID, at the command prompt, type:
syscfg useraction --userid=
X
--action=enable
Press <Enter> to execute the command line options.
4
To set the password for a BMC user, at the command prompt, type:
syscfg passwordaction --action=setpassword --userid=
X
-
-password=
password
where
password
is an ASCII string of 16 or fewer characters for both
PowerEdge
x8xx
and
x9xx
systems.
NOTICE:
A password must be set for each BMC user. The BMC firmware
does not allow access to users with null user names or passwords.
Press <Enter> to execute the command-line options.
5
To configure BMC user privilege, at the command prompt, type:
syscfg lanuseraccess --usrprivlmt=bmcuserprivilege
where
bmcuserprivilege=
user, operator,
administrator, noaccess
Press <Enter> to execute the command-line options.