Create Multiple CLI Users

You can create up to seven new CLI users on the switch, in addition to the three default CLI users. The username must be unique. If you enable the hsecure flag, password complexity rules apply to all users.

Before you begin

You must use an account with read-write-all privileges to create new CLI users.

About this task

Note

When a new CLI user is created, the specified username and access level cannot be changed later.

Procedure

Enter Global Configuration mode:

enable

configure terminal
Create a new CLI user:

username add {<WORD 1–20> level [ro|rw|rwa] enable}
Enter a password.
Enter the password a second time.

Note

The password can be up to 80 characters long and cannot contain the username in either forward or reverse order.

Example

Create a new CLI user:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Switch:1(config)#username add mar1 level rw enable
Enter password : *******
Re-enter password : *******

Variable Definitions

The following table defines parameters for the username command.


Variable	Value
add `WORD<1–20>`	Specifies the username to create.
enable	Enables the new CLI user.
level `<ro \| rw \| rwa>`	Specifies the level assigned to the new CLI user: ro: Read-only level rw: Read-write level rwa: Read-write-all level