Avocent Cyclades ACS 5000 - User Access to Serial Ports

36 Cyclades ACS 5000 Advanced Console Server Command Reference Guide
User access to serial ports
To add groups and users:
1. Enter the following command to create user groups and add members, if required.
cli> config security addgroup groupname <group name> usernames
<[name_1, name_2, . . . name_n]>
2. Enter the following command to create users with administrative rights or limited access.
adduser <user name> admin [yes|no] password <password> shell <shell>
comments <comments>
To add groups and users (example):
• Add a group called FremontACS5000 that includes the users john and mary.
security> addgroup groupname FremontACS5000 usernames john,mary
• Add a regular user (no admin privileges) named john with the password john1234.
security> adduser username john admin no password john1234
Table 3.3: User Access Parameters
Parameter Level1 Parameter Level2 Value Description
addgroup groupname
usernames
<group name>
<list of user names
separated by commas>
Add group and user members to
manage access to connected servers.
delgroup groupname <groupname> Delete group.
adduser admin
comments
password
shell
username
yes|no
<comments>
<password>
<shell>
<user name>
Enable or disable
administrative privileges.
Specify user access to the Linux shell,
CLI or none.
Add user.
deluser username <user name> Delete user.
loadkey url
username
<url>
<username>
Using scp get the user’s public key
from the local database of the console
server.
<url> syntax: user@host:pathname
passwd newpassword
username
<password>
<user name>
Change the user password.