Configuring a User Account

This section describes how to log in with a root account and configure a new user account. You can configure an account for your own use or create a test account.

To configure a user account on the router:

1. Log in as root and enter configuration mode:

   root@host> configure

   [edit]

   root@host#

   The prompt in brackets ([edit]), also known as a banner, shows that you are in configuration edit mode, at the top of the hierarchy.

2. Change to the [edit system login] section of the configuration:

   [edit]

   root@host# edit system login

   [edit system login]

   root@host#

   The prompt in brackets changes to [edit system login] to show you are at a new level in the hierarchy.

3. Now add a new user account:

   [edit system login]

   root@host# edit user nchen

   This example adds an account nchen (for Nathan Chen), but you can use any account name.

4. Configure a full name for the account. If the name includes spaces, enclose the entire name in quotation marks (" " ):

   [edit system login user nchen]

   root@host# set full-name "Nathan Chen"

5. Configure an account class. The account class sets the user access privileges for the account.

   [edit system login user nchen]

   root@host# set class super-user

6. Configure an authentication method and password for the account:

   [edit system login user nchen

   root@host# set authentication plain-text-password

   New password:

   Retype new password:

   When the new password prompt appears, enter a clear-text password that the system will encrypt, and then confirm the new password.

7. Commit the configuration:

   [edit system login user nchen]

   root@host# commit

   commit complete

   Configuration changes are not activated until you commit the configuration. If the commit is successful, a commit complete message appears.

8. Return to the top level of the configuration, and then exit:

   [edit system login user nchen]

   root@host# top

   [edit]

   root@host# exit

   Exiting configuration mode

9. Log out of the router:

   root@host> exit

   % logout Connection closed.

10. To test your changes, log back in with the user account and password you just configured:

    login: nchen

    Password: <password>

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    nchen@host>

    When you log in, you should see the new username at the command prompt.

Congratulations! You have successfully used the CLI to view router status and perform a simple configuration change. Now you are ready to learn more about the CLI. See the remaining chapters of this book for details.

Alternatively, you can follow the instructions in Configuring a Routing Protocol to create a more extensive configuration.

Note: For complete information about the commands to issue to configure your router, including examples, see the JUNOS software configuration guides.