Arris C4C - Creating a User Profile; To Create a Script that Executes each Time You Log in to the C4;C CMTS

Chapter 35: Host Names, User IDs, and Password Recovery
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2. Create the list of the common CLI commands that you wish to automate upon login. Put each command on a separate
line. For example:
alias scm show cable modem
show linecard status
show cable modem summary
FTP the file to the active SCM in the /usr folder.
1. Use the following command to copy your user profile to the standby SCM:
write mem
Note: Since this .profile file starts with a dot (period), it will be hidden when entering the dir command. Use dir -la
to see the hidden files.
Creating a User Profile
 To create a script that executes each time you log in to the C4/c CMTS, use the following example:
1. On a personal computer, create a text file of each of the desired commands, on a separate line, using the filename:
.profile.< username >
where username is the name that has been defined by the CLI command:
configure username XXX password XXX
2. Create the list of the common CLI commands that you wish to automate upon login. Put each command on a separate
line. For example:
alias scm show cable modem
show linecard status
show cable modem summary
FTP the file to the active SCM in the /usr folder.
1. Use the following command to copy your user profile to the standby SCM:
write mem
Note: Since this .profile file starts with a dot (period), it will be hidden when entering the dir command. Use dir -la
to see the hidden files.
This ends the pre-configuration section. The next chapter outlines the sequence and procedures for configuring the
modules, modulation profiles, and interfaces on the C4/c CMTS.