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7 Configuring user accounts and privileges You can setup user accounts with specific privileges (role-based authority) to manage your system using iDRAC and maintain system security. By default iDRAC is configured with a local administrator account. This default user name is root and the password is calvin. As an administrator, you can setup user accounts to allow other users to access iDRAC. You can setup local users or use directory services such as Microsoft Active Directory or LDAP to setup user accounts. Using a directory service provides a central location for managing authorized user accounts. iDRAC supports role-based access to users with a set of associated privileges. The roles are administrator, operator, read only, or none. The role defines the maximum privileges available. Related concepts Configuring local users Configuring Active Directory users Configuring generic LDAP users Topics: • Recommended characters in user names and passwords • Configuring local users • Configuring Active Directory users • Configuring generic LDAP users Recommended characters in user names and passwords This section provides details about the recommended characters while creating and using user names and passwords. Use the following characters while creating user names and passwords: Table 17. Recommended characters for user names Characters Length 0-9 1-16 A-Z a-z Table 18. Recommended characters for passwords Characters 0-9 A-Z a-z Length 1-20 NOTE: You may be able to create user names and passwords that include other characters. However, to ensure compatibility with all interfaces, Dell recommends using only the characters listed here. Configuring user accounts and privileges 123