Local authentication
By default, FortiGate has one super admin named admin. You can create more administrator accounts with different privileges.
To create an administrator account in the GUI:
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Go to System > Administrators.
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Select Create New > Administrator.
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Specify the Username.
Do not use the characters
< > ( ) # " 'in the administrator username.Using these characters in an administrator username might have a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
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Set Type to Local User.
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Set the password and other fields.
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Click OK.
To create an administrator account in the CLI:
config system admin
edit <admin_name>
set accprofile <profile_name>
set vdom <vdom_name>
set password <password for this admin>
next
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