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Chapter 42 Object
ZyWALL/USG Series User’s Guide
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42.2.2.1 User Add/Edit Screen
The User Add/Edit screen allows you to create a new user account or edit an existing one.
42.2.2.2 Rules for User Names
Enter a user name from 1 to 31 characters.
The user name can only contain the following characters:
• Alphanumeric A-z 0-9 (there is no unicode support)
• _ [underscores]
•- [dashes]
The first character must be alphabetical (A-Z a-z), an underscore (_), or a dash (-). Other
limitations on user names are:
• User names are case-sensitive. If you enter a user 'bob' but use 'BOB' when connecting via CIFS
or FTP, it will use the account settings used for 'BOB' not ‘bob’.
• User names have to be different than user group names.
• Here are the reserved user names:
To access this screen, go to the User screen (see Section 42.14.1 on page 819), and click either the
Add icon or an Edit icon.
User Type This field displays the types of user accounts the ZyWALL/USG uses:
• admin - this user can look at and change the configuration of the ZyWALL/USG
• limited-admin - this user can look at the configuration of the ZyWALL/USG but not to
change it
• dynamic-guest - this user has access to the ZyWALL/USG’s services but cannot look
at the configuration.
• user - this user has access to the ZyWALL/USG’s services and can also browse user-
mode commands (CLI).
• guest - this user has access to the
ZyWALL/USG’s services but cannot look at the
configuration
• ext-user - this user account is maintained in a remote server, such as RADIUS or
LDAP. See Ext-User Accounts on page 726 for more information about this type.
• ext-group-user - this user account is maintained in a remote server, such as RADIUS
or LDAP. See Ext-Group-User Accounts on page 727 for more information about this
type.
• guest-manager - this user can log in via the web configurator login screen and create
dynamic guest accounts using the Account Generator screen that pops up. See
Section 26.3.1 on page 308 for detailed information about the Account Generator
screen.
Description This field displays the description for each user.
Reference This displays the number of times an object reference is used in a profile.
Table 281 Configuration > Object > User/Group > User (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
•adm •admin •any •bin •daemon
•debug •devicehaecived•ftp •games •halt
•ldap-users •lp •mail •news •nobody
•operator •radius-users •root •shutdown •sshd
•sync •uucp •zyxel