2-16
Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Configuring User Access
• If usernames and passwords become common knowledge during the switch installation and
configuration, change the passwords.
• If additional users need access to the switch, create usernames and passwords below the top levels
so that these users cannot access or modify the top-level user information.
The following sections describe how to add users, change passwords for existing users, delete users, and
recover the user cisco password.
Adding Users
The Cisco MGX switches support up to 100 users. To create a user account, specify the following
information:
• user name
• password
• access level
The user name and password identify the user and determine the user access level for switch
management.
An access level must be assigned to a user when the user is added to the switch. The access levels listed
in Table 2-3 are used throughout this guide to indicate the level of access required to execute a command
or complete a procedure. These access levels are also called access privileges. If a user has access
privileges at a lower level than a command requires, the user cannot execute the command. If the user
has access privileges at the level required or at a higher level, the user can execute the command.
Table 2-3 User Access Levels
Access Level Descriptions
CISCO_GP This is the highest user access level. Users with this access level have complete
access to all commands.
There is only one user at the CISCO_GP level, and that username is cisco. The
default password for user cisco is cisco. Again, Cisco Systems recommends
that you change the default passwords when you install a switch.
Users at the CISCO_GP access level can add users, delete users, change
passwords, and change access levels for users at the following levels:
SERVICE_GP, SUPER_GP, GROUP1, and ANYUSER.
SERVICE_GP This access level allows access to commands that update switch firmware, save
and restore the switch configuration, and enable debugging. This access level
also provides access to all commands in all lower access levels: SUPER_GP,
GROUP1, and ANYUSER.
The default username is service. The default password is serviceuser.
Users at the service access level can add users, delete users, change passwords,
and change access levels for users at the following levels: SUPER_GP,
GROUP1, and ANYUSER.
Comments to this Manuals