IBM BladeCenter - Assigning Root, User+, and User Privileges

Complete the following steps to create a new user account:
1. Toggle the Action field to <Add> using the Spacebar. This will enable the
addition of a new user. The other options are:
<Delete>
Deletes a user entry.
<Update>
Makes changes to an existing user entry.
2. Enter the new user’s name in the Username field, assign an initial password in
the New Password field, and then confirm the new password in the Confirm
New Password field. Determine whether the new user should have root, user+,
or user privileges (see “Assigning Root, User+, and User privileges” for
descriptions of these privileges). The Spacebar toggles among these three
options in the Access Level field.
3. Highlight APPLY and press Enter to make the user addition effective.
4. Press Esc to return to the previous window or Ctrl+T to go to the root window.
A listing of all user accounts and access levels is displayed below the user
setup menu. This list is updated when APPLY is processed.
Important: The command APPLY makes changes to the switch configuration for
the current session only. If you want your changes to be permanent, select Save
Changes in the main menu. Selecting Save Changes enters the current switch
configuration, including all changes, into NVRAM, and then restarts the switch
module.
Assigning Root, User+, and User privileges
There are three levels of user privileges: Root, User+, and User. Some menu
selections that are available to users with Root privileges might not be available to
those with User+ and User privileges.
Note: User privileges are also known as normal user privileges.
The following table summarizes the Root, User+, and User privileges.
Table 4. Root, User+, and User privileges
Switch configuration Privilege
Management Root User+ User
Configuration Yes Read only Read only
Network monitoring Yes Read only Read only
Community strings and trap
stations
Yes Read only Read only
Update firmware and
configuration files
Yes No No
System utilities Yes Ping only Ping only
Factory reset Yes No No
Reboot switch Yes Yes No
User accounts management
Add/update/delete user
accounts
Yes No No
View user accounts Yes No No
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