Managing Users

Use the User Management Configuration page to add new users to the QFX Series, or to edit existing user accounts. For each account, you need to define a login name and password for the user and specify a login class to control access privileges.

To configure users:

Select Configure > System Properties > User Management.
The User Management Configuration page displays details of users, the authentication order, the RADIUS servers and TACACS servers present.
Click Edit.
Click any of the following options on the Users tab:
- Add—Select this option to add a user. Enter details as described in Table 22.
- Edit—Select this option to edit the details for an an existing user. Enter details as described in Table 22.
- Delete—Select this option to delete a user.

Click an option on the Authentication Methods and Order tab:

Authentication Order—Drag and drop the authentication type from the Available Methods section to the Selected Methods. Click the up or down buttons to modify the authentication order.
RADIUS server—Click one:
- Add—Select this option to add an authentication server. Enter details as described in Table 23.
- Edit—Select this option to modify the authentication server details. Enter details as described in Table 23.
- Delete—Select this option to delete an authentication server from the list.

TACACS server—Click one:

Add—Select this option to add an authentication server. Enter details as described in Table 23.
Edit—Select this option to modify the authentication server details. Enter details as described in Table 23.
Delete—Select this option to delete an authentication server from the list.

Note: After you make changes to the configuration on this page, you must commit the changes for them to take effect. To commit all changes to the active configuration, select Commit Options > Commit. See Using the Commit Options to Commit Configuration Changes for details about all commit options.

Table 22: User Management Configuration Page Summary

Field	Function	Your Action
User Information
Username (required)	Specifies the name that identifies the user.	Type the username. It must be unique within the switching platform. Do not include spaces, colons, or commas in the user name.
User ID	Specifies the user’s identification.	Type the user’s ID.
Full Name	Specifies the user's full name.	Type the user's full name. If the full name contains spaces, enclose it in quotation marks. Do not include colons or commas.
Password	Specifies the login password for this user.	Type the login password for this user. The login password must meet these criteria: The password must be at least six characters long. It can include alphabetic, numeric, and special characters, but not control characters. It must contain at least one change of case or character class.
Confirm Password	Verifies the login password for this user.	Retype the login password for this user.
Login Class (required)	Defines the user's access privilege.	Select the user's login class from the list: operator read-only super-user/superuser unauthorized This list also includes any user-defined login classes.

Table 23: Add an Authentication Server

Field	Function	Your Action
IP Address	Specifies the IP address of the server.	Type the server’s 32-bit IP address, in dotted decimal notation.
Password	Specifies the password of the server.	Type the password of the server.
Confirm Password	Verifies that the password of the server is entered correctly.	Retype the password of the server.
Server Port	Specifies the port with which the server is associated.	Type the port number.
Source Address	Specifies the source address of the server.	Type the server’s 32-bit IP address, in dotted decimal notation.
Time out	Specifies the time interval to wait before the connection to the server is closed.	Type the interval in seconds.

Managing Users

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