Local/Remote User Settings

On this page, you can add, edit, or delete a local or remote user.

To add a user:

  1. On the Local/Remote Users page (described above), click the Add/Edit User button. The Local/Remote User Settings page displays.

  2. Enter the following information for the user:

Login

User ID of selected user.

Authentication

Select the type of authenticated user:

Local: User listed in the SLC database.

Remote: User not listed in the SLC database.

UID

A unique numeric identifier the system administrator assigns to each user. Valid UIDs are 101-4294967295.

Note: The UID must be unique. If it is not, SLC automatically increments it. Starting at 101, the SLC finds the next unused UID.

Listen Ports

The device ports that the user may access to view data using the connect listen command. Enter the port numbers or the range of port numbers (for example, 1, 5, 8, 10-15). U and L denote the PC Card upper and lower slots.

Data Ports

The device ports with which the user may interact using the connect direct command. Enter the port numbers or the range of port numbers.

Clear Port Buffers

The device port buffers the users may clear using the set locallog clear command. Enter the port numbers or the range of port numbers.

Access Outlets

The power outlets users may monitor and configure. (SLB only)

Enable for
Dial-back

Select to grant a local user dial-back access. Users with dial-back access can dial into the SLC and enter their login and password. Once the SLC authenticates them, the modem hangs up and dials them back. Disabled by default.

Dial-back Number

The phone number the modem dials back on depends on this setting for the device port. The user is either dialed back on a fixed number, or on a number that is associated with the user’s login (specified here).

Escape Sequence

A series of one to ten characters that cause the SLC to leave direct (interactive) mode. (To leave listen mode, press any key.)

A suggested value is Esc+A (escape key, then uppercase "A" performed quickly but not simultaneously). You would specify this value as \x1bA, which is hexadecimal (\x) character 27 (1B) followed by an A.

This setting allows the user to terminate the connect direct command on the command line interface when the endpoint of the command is deviceport, tcp, or udp.

Break
Sequence

A series of one to ten characters users can enter on the command line interface to send a break signal to the external device. A suggested value is Esc+B (escape key, then uppercase “B” performed quickly but not simultaneously). You would specify this value as \x1bB, which is hexadecimal (\x) character 27 (1B) followed by a B.

Custom Menu

If custom menus have been created (see Custom User Menus on page 168), you can assign a default custom menu to the user. The custom menu will display at login.

Note: In the Local Users table, if the menu assigned to a local user no longer exists, it is marked with an asterisk (*).

Display Menu at Login

If custom menus have been created, select to enable the menu to display when the user logs into the CLI.

Password/

Retype Password

When a user logs into the SLC, the SLC prompts for a password (up to 64 characters). The sysadmin establishes that password here.

Password Expires

If not selected, allows the user to keep a password indefinitely. If selected, the user keeps the password for a set period.

Allow Password Change

Select to allow user to change password.

Change Password  on Next Login

Indicate whether the user must change the password at the next login.

Lock Account

Select to lock the account indefinitely.

  1. Assign rights to users. Each user is a member of a group that has a predefined user rights associated with it. You can assign or remove additional rights to the individual user.

Group

Select the group to which the user will belong:

Default Users: This group has only the most basic rights. You can specify additional rights for the individual user .

Power Users: This group has the same rights as Default Users plus Networking, Date/Time, Reboot & Shutdown, and Diagnostics & Reports. You can specify additional rights for the individual user.

Administrators: This group has all possible rights.

Full Administrative

Right to perform any function on the SLC.

Networking

Right to enter network and routing settings.

Services

Right to enable and disable system and audit logging, SSH and Telnet logins, SNMP, and SMTP. Includes NFS and CIFS.

SecureLinx Network

Right to view and manage SecureLinx units (e.g., SLPs, Spiders, SLCs) on the local subnet.

Date/Time

Right to set the date and time.

Local Users

Right to add or delete local users on the system.

Remote Authentication

Right to assign a remote user to a user group and assign a set of rights to the user. Includes configuring remote authentication methods and ordering

SSH Keys

Right to set SSH keys for authenticating users.

User Menus

Right to create or edit a custom user menu for the CLI.

Web Access

Right to access Web-Manager.

Reboot & Shutdown

Right to shutdown or reboot the SLC.

Firmware & Configuration

Right to upgrade the firmware on the unit and save or restore a configuration (all settings).

Diagnostics & Reports

Right to obtain diagnostic information and reports about the unit.

Device Ports

Right to enter device port settings. Includes creating bidirectional and unidirection connections

PC Card

Right to enter modem settings for PC cards. Includes managing storage PC Cards.

Power Outlets

Right to view and enter settings for power outlets. (SLB only)

  1. Click the Apply button.

  2. Click the Back to Local/Remote Users link to return to the Local/Remote User Settings page.

  3. Add another user or click the Back to Local/Remote Users link. The Local/Remote Users page displays with the new user(s) listed in the table.

Note: The logged-in user's name displays at the top of the web page. Only the tabs and options for which the user has rights display.

To add a user based on an existing user:

  1. Display the existing user on the Local/Remote Users Settings page. The fields in the top part of the page display the current values for the user.

  2. Change the Login to that of the new user. It is best to change the Password too.

  3. Click the Apply button.

To edit a local user:

  1. On the Local/Remote Users page, select the user and click the Add/Edit User button. The Local/Remote User Settings page displays.

  2. Update values as desired.

  3. Click the Apply button.

To delete a local user:

  1. On the Local/Remote Users page, select the user and click the Add/Edit User button. The Local/Remote User Settings page displays.

  2. Click the Delete User button.

  3. Click the Apply button.

To change the sysadmin password:

  1. On the Local/Remote Users page, select sysadmin and click the Add/Edit User button. The Local/Remote User Settings page displays.

  2. Enter the new password in the Password and Retype Password fields.

Note: You can change Escape Sequence and Break Sequence, if desired. You cannot delete the UID or change the UID, port permissions, or custom menu.

  1. Click the Apply button.

See also

User Authentication Methods

User Rights

Local and Remote Users