Dell S4148U-ON OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide Release 10.4.0E R2 - Page 27

Configure user name and password To set up remote access to OS10, create a new user name and password after you configure the management port and default route. The user role is a mandatory entry. Enter the password in clear text. It is converted to SHA-512 format in the running configuration. A password must have at least nine alphanumeric and special characters, and at least five different characters from the password previously used for the same username. For backward compatibility with OS10 releases 10.3.1E and earlier, passwords entered in MD-5, SHA-256, and SHA-512 format are supported. To increase the required password strength, use the password-attributes command. • Create a user name and password in CONFIGURATION mode. username username password password role role • username username - Enter a text string (up to 32 alphanumeric characters; 1 character minimum). • password password - Enter a text string (up to 32 alphanumeric characters; 9 characters minimum). • role role - Enter a user role: • sysadmin - Full access to all commands in the system, exclusive access to commands that manipulate the file system, and access to the system shell. A system administrator can create user IDs and user roles. • secadmin - Full access to configuration commands that set security policy and system access, such as password strength, AAA authorization, and cryptographic keys. A security administrator can display security information, such as cryptographic keys, login statistics, and log information. • netadmin - Full access to configuration commands that manage traffic flowing through the switch, such as routes, interfaces, and ACLs. A network administrator cannot access configuration commands for security features or view security information. • netoperator - Access to EXEC mode to view the current configuration. A network operator cannot modify any configuration setting on a switch. Create user name and enter password in clear text OS10(config)# username user05 password alpha404! role sysadmin Upgrade OS10 To upgrade OS10, download a new OS10 Enterprise Edition image from the DDL. 1 Sign into DDL using your account credentials. 2 Locate the entry for your entitlement ID and order number, then select the product name. 3 Select the Available Downloads tab on the Product page. 4 Select the OS10 Enterprise Edition image to download, then click Download. 5 Read the Dell End User License Agreement, then scroll to the end of the agreement and click Yes, I agree. 6 Select how you want to download the software files, then click Download Now. Install the OS10 image on an ONIE-enabled switch with an installed OS10 license. See Install OS10 license for complete instructions. CLI Basics The OS10 command-line interface (CLI) is the software interface you use to access a device running the software - from the console or through a network connection. The CLI is an OS10-specific command shell that runs on top of a Linux-based operating system kernel. By leveraging industry-standard tools and utilities, the CLI provides a powerful set of commands that you can use to monitor and configure devices running OS10. Getting Started 27