configure account

configure account [all | name]

Description

Configures a password for the specified account, either user account or administrative account.

Syntax Description

all Specifies all accounts (and future users).
name Specifies an account name.

Default

N/A.

Usage Guidelines

You must create a user or administrative account before you can configure that account with a password.

Use the create account command to create a user account.

The system prompts you to specify a password after you enter this command. You must enter a password for this command; passwords cannot be null and cannot include the following characters: “<“, “>”, and “?”.

Note

Note

Once you issue this command, you cannot have a null password. However, if you want to have a null password (that is, no password on the specified account), use the create account command.

Passwords can have a minimum of 0 character and can have a maximum of 32 characters. Passwords are case-sensitive. User names are not case-sensitive.

Note

Note

If the account is configured to require a specific password format, the minimum is 8 characters. See configure account password-policy char-validation for more information.

You must have administrator privileges to change passwords for accounts other than your own.

Example

The following example defines a new password green for the account marketing:

configure account marketing

The switch responds with a password prompt:

password: green

Your keystrokes will not be echoed as you enter the new password. After you enter the password, the switch will then prompt you to reenter it:

Reenter password: green

Assuming you enter it successfully a second time, the password is now changed.

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 10.1.

Platform Availability

This command is available on ExtremeSwitching 5320, 5420, 5520, and 5720 series switches.