Configures a name and password for the failsafe account, or restricts access to specified connection types.
| deny | Prohibits failsafe account usage over the specified connection type(s). |
| permit | Allows a failsafe account to be used over the specified connection type(s). |
| all | Specifies all connection types. |
| control | Specifies internal access between nodes in a SummitStack. |
| serial | Specifies access over the switch console port. |
| ssh | Specifies access using SSH on specified or all virtual routers. |
| telnet | Specifies access using Telnet on specified or all virtual routers. |
The failsafe account is always configured.
The default connection types over which failsafe account access is permitted are the same as if permit all is configured.
The failsafe account is the account of last resort to access your switch.
If you use the command with no parameters, you are prompted for the failsafe account name and prompted twice to specify the password for the account. The password does not appear on the display at any time. You are not required to know the current failsafe account and password in order to change it.
If you use the command with the permit or deny parameter, the permitted connection types are altered as specified.
The failsafe account or permitted connection types are immediately saved to NVRAM on active nodes in a SummitStack.
Note
The information that you use to configure the failsafe account cannot be recovered by Extreme Networks. Technical support cannot retrieve passwords or account names for this account. Protect this information carefully.
Once you enter the failsafe account name, you are prompted to enter the password. Once you successfully log in to the failsafe account, you are logged in to an admin-level account.
The following example restricts usage of the failsafe account to the series console port:
# configure failsafe-account deny all # configure failsafe-account permit serial # configure failsafe-account permit control
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 11.0.
This command is available on ExtremeSwitching 5320, 5420, 5520, and 5720 series switches.