Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 24 U Commands
username
username
To define a user, use the username command in configuration mode. Use the no form of a command to
undo the configuration or revert to factory defaults.
username name [expire date | iscsi | password [0 | 5 | 7] user-password [expire date] [role
rolename] | role rolename | ssh-cert-dn distinguished-name {dsa | rsa} | sshkey {key-content |
file filename}]
no username name [expire date | iscsi | password [0 | 5 | 7] user-password [expire date] [role
rolename] | role rolename | ssh-cert-dn distinguished-name {dsa | rsa} | sshkey {key-content |
file filename}]
Syntax Description
Defaults None.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
name Specifies the name of the user. Maximum length is 32 characters.
expire date Specifies the date when this user account expires (in YYYY-MM-DD format).
iscsi Identifies an iSCSI user.
password Configures a password for the user. The password is limited to 64 characters.
The minimum length is 8 characters.
user-password Enters the password. Maximum length is 32 characters.
0 Specifies a clear text password for the user.
5 Specifies a strongly encrypted password for the user.
7 Specifies an encrypted password for the user.
role rolename Specifies the role name of the user. Maximum length is 32 characters.
ssh-cert-dn
distinguished-name
Specifies the SSH X.509 certificate distinguished name. The maximum size
is 512.
dsa Specifies the DSA algorithm.
rsa Specifies the RSA algorithm.
sshkey key_content Specifies the actual contents of the SSH public key in OPENSSH format.
file filename Specifies a file containing the SSH public key either in OPENSSH or
IETF SECH or Public Key Certificate in PEM format.
Release Modification
1.0(2) This command was introduced.
2.0(x)
• Removed the update_snmpv3 option.
• Added level 7 for passwords.
3.0(1) Added the ssh-cert-dn, dsa, and rsa options.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English