Dell PowerConnect B-RX BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide v02.7.03 - Page 151

Setting up local user accounts 4 3. User account information is listed in a table. Click on the Delete button next to the user account whose password you wish to change. 4. Click on Add User Account. 5. Enter the user name in the Username field. The name cannot contain blanks. 6. Enter the password in the Password field. The password cannot contain blanks. 7. If necessary, select the management privilege level from the Privilege pulldown menu. By default, the system assigns privilege level 5 (Read-Only), which allows the user to display information but not to make configuration changes. 8. Click the Add button to save the change to the device's running-config file. 9. Repeat step 3 to step 8 for each user account. 10. Select the Save link at the bottom of the dialog. Select Yes when prompted to save the configuration. The current and previous passwords are stored in the device's running configuration file in encrypted form. BigIron RX# show run username admin password ..... username admin history ..... username readonly privilege 5 password ..... username user1 privilege 4 password ..... In the running configuration file, the user's previous passwords are displayed in encrypted form following the history parameter. Username, password and login rules Regular password rules for username and password creation is the default condition for the system. The following are the regular password rules: • A minimum of one character is required to create a password. • The last three passwords are stored in the CLI. • Passwords do not expire. • Users are not locked out (disabled) after failed login attempts. If the enable strict-password-enforcement command is configured, then the following password rules apply: • Users must accept the message of the day when they log in. • Users are locked out (disabled) if they fail to login in three login attempts. • The last 15 passwords are stored in the CLI. • A password can be set to expire. • Passwords are masked during password creation. • Passwords must not share four or more concurrent characters with any other password configured on the device. • Passwords that were previously used cannot be reused. • When an enable and a user password is created, it must have a minimum of eight characters containing the following combinations: BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 79 53-1001986-01