User Database Specifications Managing Switch User Accounts
page 7-2 OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Switch Management Guide December 2007
User Database Specifications
User Account Defaults
• Two user accounts are available on the switch by default: admin and default. For more information 
about these accounts, see “Startup Defaults” on page 7-5 and “Default User Settings” on page 7-8.
• New users inherit the privileges of the default user if the specific privileges for the user are not config-
ured; the default user is modifiable.
• Password defaults are as follows: 
Maximum number of alphanumeric characters in a 
username
31
Maximum number of alphanumeric characters in a 
user password
31
Maximum number of alphanumeric characters in an 
end-user profile name
32
Maximum number of user accounts 64
Maximum number of end-user profiles 128
 Description Command Default
Minimum password length user password-size min 8 characters
Default password expiration for any 
user
user password-expiration disabled
Password expiration for particular 
user
expiration keyword in the user 
command
none
Username is not allowed in pass-
word.
user password-policy cannot-con-
tain-username
disabled
Minimum number of uppercase char-
acters allowed in a password.
user password-policy min-upper-
case
0 (disabled)
Minimum number of lowercase char-
acters allowed in a password.
user password-policy min-lower-
case
0 (disabled)
Minimum number of base-10 digits 
allowed in a password.
user password-policy min-digit 0 (disabled)
Minimum number of non-alphanu-
meric characters allowed in a pass-
word.
user password-policy min-nonal-
pha
0 (disabled)
Maximum number of old passwords 
to retain in the password history.
user password-history 4
Minimum number of days user is 
blocked from changing password.
user password-min-age  0 (disabled)