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
The following example adds the specified user (usam) to the network-admin role.
switch(config)# username usam role network-admin
The following example deletes the specified user (usam) from the vsan-admin role.
switch(config)# no username usam role vsan-admin
The following example shows how to define a distinguished name on a switch for SSH certificate
authentication.
switch# config t
switch(config)# username knuckles ssh-cert-dn /CN=excal-1.cisco.com rsa
switch(config)# do show user-account
user:admin
this user account has no expiry date
roles:network-admin
user:knuckles
this user account has no expiry date
roles:network-operator
ssh cert DN : /CN=excal-1.cisco.com; Algo: x509v3-sign-rsa
The following example specifies the SSH X.509 certificate distinguished name and DSA algorithm for
an existing user account (usam).
switch(config)# username usam ssh-cert-dn usam-dn dsa
The following example specifies the SSH X.509 certificate distinguished name and RSA algorithm for
an existing user account.
switch(config)# username user1 ssh-cert-dn user1-dn rsa
The following example deletes the SSH X.509 certificate distinguished name for the user account.
switch(config)# no username admin ssh-cert-dnadmin-dn dsa
The following example identifies the contents of the SSH key for the specified user (usam).
switch(config)# username usam sshkey fsafsd2344234234ffgsdfg
The following example deletes the SSH key content identification for the user (usam).
switch(config)# no username usam sshkey fsafsd2344234234ffgsdfgffsdfsfsfssf
The following example updates the SNMPv3 password for the specified user (joe). The local CLI
password and the SNMP password are updated. If user Joe does not exist, the command fails.
switch(config)# username joe password wxyz6789 update-snmpv3 abcd1234
Related Commands Command Description
role Configures user roles.
show username Displays user name information.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available