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4. When finished, click Save.
Users
By default, the ACS 6000 has two default users (admin and root) and three pre-defined user groups:
admin, appliance-admin and user.
The admin and root are equivalent users but named differently to address users familiar with either
Avocent equipment or the Cyclades families of ACS console servers. Regular users can be granted
permissions by administrators at any time.
To add new users:
1. Click Appliance Settings - Users - Local Accounts - User Names. The User Names screen is
displayed with a list of all users.
2. Click Add. The Local User Information screen is displayed.
3. Enter the username for the user you want to add.
4. Enter a password, then confirm the password.
5. If you want to force the user to change the password at the next login, check the box.
6. If you wish to add the user to an available user group, select the user group name in the box on
the left and click Add (user is the default group). You can remove a user group from the box at
right by selecting it and clicking Remove.
7. Enter the desired parameters for Password Expiration. The following table shows the
expiration parameters.
8. Enter the desired Account Expiration date (
YYYY-MM-DD).
9. When finished, click Save.
To configure password rules:
1. Click Appliance Settings - Users - Local Accounts - Password Rules. The Password Rules
screen is displayed.
Table 5.2: Password Expiration Parameters
Parameter Description
Min Days Enter the minimum number of days allowed between password changes. Password
changes attempted sooner will be rejected. If not specified, -1 is the default which
disables the restriction.
Max Days Enter the maximum number of days a password is valid. After this period, the
password change will be forced. If not specified, -1 is the default which disables the
restriction.
Warning Days Enter the number of days that a warning is issued to the user prior to expiration.
Entering 0 will cause the warning to be issued on the expiration day. A negative value
or if not specified means that no warning will be issued.
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