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Modifying Root User Administrator Account Settings, Configuring Local Users

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Modifying Root User Administrator Account Settings For added security, it is strongly recommended that you change the default password of the root (User 1) account. The root account is the default administrative account that is shipped with CMC. To change the default password for the root account: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview, and then click User Authentication. 2. On the Users page, in the User ID column, click 1. NOTE: The user ID 1 is the root user account that is shipped by default with CMC. This cannot be changed. 3. On the User Configuration page, select the Change Password option. 4. Type the new password in the Password field, and then type the same password in Confirm Password. 5. Click Apply. The password is changed for the 1 user ID. Configuring Local Users You can configure up to 16 local users in CMC with specific access privileges. Before you create a CMC local user, verify if any current users exist. You can set user names, passwords, and roles with the privileges for these users. The user names and passwords can be changed using any of the CMC-secured interfaces such as, web interface, RACADM, and WS-MAN. Configuring Local Users Using CMC Web Interface NOTE: You must have Configure Users permission to create a CMC user. To add and configure local CMC users: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview, and then click User Authentication. 2. On the Local Users page, in the User ID column, click a user ID number. The User Configuration page is displayed. NOTE: User ID 1 is the root user account that is shipped by default with a CMC. This cannot be changed. 3. Enable the user ID and specify the user name, password, and access privileges for the user. For more information about the options, see the Online Help. 4. Click Apply. The user is created with appropriate privileges. Configure Local Users Using RACADM NOTE: You must be logged in as a root user to execute RACADM commands on a remote Linux system. You can configure up to 16 users in the CMC property database. Before you manually enable a CMC user, verify if any current users exist. If you are configuring a new CMC or if you have used the racadm racresetcfg command, the only current user is root with the password calvin. The racresetcfg subcommand resets all configuration parameters to the default values. Any earlier changes are lost. NOTE: Users can be enabled and disabled over time, and disabling a user does not delete the user from the database. 101

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Modifying Root User Administrator Account Settings
For added security, it is strongly recommended that you change the default password of the root (User 1) account. The
root account is the default administrative account that is shipped with CMC.
To change the default password for the root account:
1.
In the left pane, click
Chassis Overview
, and then click
User Authentication
.
2.
On the
Users
page, in the
User ID
column, click
1
.
NOTE:
The user ID
1
is the root user account that is shipped by default with CMC. This cannot be changed.
3.
On the
User Configuration
page, select the
Change Password
option.
4.
Type the new password in the
Password
field, and then type the same password in
Confirm Password
.
5.
Click
Apply
. The password is changed for the
1
user ID.
Configuring Local Users
You can configure up to 16 local users in CMC with specific access privileges. Before you create a CMC local user,
verify if any current users exist. You can set user names, passwords, and roles with the privileges for these users. The
user names and passwords can be changed using any of the CMC–secured interfaces such as, web interface,
RACADM, and WS-MAN.
Configuring Local Users Using CMC Web Interface
NOTE:
You must have
Configure Users
permission to create a CMC user.
To add and configure local CMC users:
1.
In the left pane, click
Chassis Overview
, and then click
User Authentication
.
2.
On the
Local Users
page, in the
User ID
column, click a user ID number. The
User Configuration
page is displayed.
NOTE:
User ID 1 is the root user account that is shipped by default with a CMC. This cannot be changed.
3.
Enable the user ID and specify the user name, password, and access privileges for the user. For more information
about the options, see the
Online Help
.
4.
Click
Apply
. The user is created with appropriate privileges.
Configure Local Users Using RACADM
NOTE:
You must be logged in as a
root
user to execute RACADM commands on a remote Linux system.
You can configure up to 16 users in the CMC property database. Before you manually enable a CMC user, verify if any
current users exist.
If you are configuring a new CMC or if you have used the racadm
racresetcfg
command, the only current user is
root
with the password
calvin
. The
racresetcfg
subcommand resets all configuration parameters to the default
values. Any earlier changes are lost.
NOTE:
Users can be enabled and disabled over time, and disabling a user does not delete the user from the
database.
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