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system admin

Use this command to configure FortiMail administrator accounts.

By default, FortiMail units have a single administrator account, admin. For more granular control over administrative access, you can create additional administrator accounts that are restricted to being able to configure a specific protected domain and/or with restricted permissions. For more information, see the FortiMail Administration Guide.

Syntax

config system admin

edit <name_str>

set access-profile <profile_name>

set auth-strategy {ldap | local | local-plus-radius | pki | radius}

set is-system-domain {no | yes}

set language <lang_str>

set ldap-profile <profile_name>

set password <password_str>

set pkiuser <pkiuser_str>

set radius-permission-check {enable | disable}

set radius-profile <profile_int>

set radius-subtype-id <subtype_int>]

set radius-vendor-id <vendor_int>

set sshkey <key_str>

set status {enable | disable}

set theme

set theme <theme_str>

set trusthosts <host_ipv4mask>

set webmode (basic | advanced)

end

Variable

Description

Default

<name_str>

Enter the name of the administrator account.

access-profile <profile_name>

Enter the name of an access profile that determines which functional areas the administrator account may view or affect.

auth-strategy {ldap | local | local-plus-radius | pki | radius}

Select the local or remote type of authentication that the administrator will be able to use:

ldap

local

radius

radius-plus-local

pki

local

is-system-domain {no | yes}

Enter yes to indicate that the administrator account may view all settings on the FortiMail unit.

yes

language <lang_str>

Enter this administrator account’s preference for the display language of the web-based manager. Available languages vary by whether or not you have installed additional language resource files.

To view a list of languages, enter a question mark ( ? ).

english

ldap-profile <profile_name>

If auth-strategy is ldap, enter the LDAP profile you want to use.

password <password_str>

If auth-strategy is local or radius-plus-local, enter the password for the administrator account.

Caution: Do not enter a FortiMail administrator password less than six characters long. For better security, enter a longer password with a complex combination of characters and numbers, and change the password regularly. Failure to provide a strong password could compromise the security of your FortiMail unit.

pkiuser <pkiuser_str>

If auth-strategy is pki, enter the name of a PKI user.

Whether the administrator is required to log in only with a valid personal certificate or password-style authentication fallback is allowed varies by your configuration of pki-mode {enable | disable}.

radius-permission-check {enable | disable}

If auth-strategy is local or radius-plus-local, enable to query the RADIUS server for the permissions attribute.

disable

radius-profile <profile_int>

If auth-strategy is local or radius-plus-local, enter the index number of a RADIUS authentication profile.

radius-subtype-id <subtype_int>]

If auth-strategy is local or radius-plus-local, and radius-permission-check is enable, enter the RADIUS subtype identifier.

0

radius-vendor-id <vendor_int>

If auth-strategy is local or radius-plus-local, and radius-permission-check is enable, enter the RADIUS vendor identifier.

0

sshkey <key_str>

Enter the SSH key string surrounded in single straight quotes ( ' ).

When connecting from an SSH client that presents this key, the administrator will not need to provide their account name and password in order to log in to the CLI.

status {enable | disable}

Enable to activate the admin user.

disable

theme

Enter the system admin GUI theme.

theme <theme_str>

Enter this administrator account’s preference for the display theme when logging in.

trusthosts <host_ipv4mask>

Enter one to three IP addresses and netmasks from which the administrator can log in to the FortiMail unit. Separate each IP address and netmask pair with a comma ( , ).

To allow the administrator to authenticate from any IP address, enter 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0.

0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0

webmode (basic | advanced)

Enter which display mode will initially appear when the administrator logs in to the web-based manager.

The administrator may switch the display mode during their session; this affects only the initial state of the display.

basic

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system admin

system admin

Use this command to configure FortiMail administrator accounts.

By default, FortiMail units have a single administrator account, admin. For more granular control over administrative access, you can create additional administrator accounts that are restricted to being able to configure a specific protected domain and/or with restricted permissions. For more information, see the FortiMail Administration Guide.

Syntax

config system admin

edit <name_str>

set access-profile <profile_name>

set auth-strategy {ldap | local | local-plus-radius | pki | radius}

set is-system-domain {no | yes}

set language <lang_str>

set ldap-profile <profile_name>

set password <password_str>

set pkiuser <pkiuser_str>

set radius-permission-check {enable | disable}

set radius-profile <profile_int>

set radius-subtype-id <subtype_int>]

set radius-vendor-id <vendor_int>

set sshkey <key_str>

set status {enable | disable}

set theme

set theme <theme_str>

set trusthosts <host_ipv4mask>

set webmode (basic | advanced)

end

Variable

Description

Default

<name_str>

Enter the name of the administrator account.

access-profile <profile_name>

Enter the name of an access profile that determines which functional areas the administrator account may view or affect.

auth-strategy {ldap | local | local-plus-radius | pki | radius}

Select the local or remote type of authentication that the administrator will be able to use:

ldap

local

radius

radius-plus-local

pki

local

is-system-domain {no | yes}

Enter yes to indicate that the administrator account may view all settings on the FortiMail unit.

yes

language <lang_str>

Enter this administrator account’s preference for the display language of the web-based manager. Available languages vary by whether or not you have installed additional language resource files.

To view a list of languages, enter a question mark ( ? ).

english

ldap-profile <profile_name>

If auth-strategy is ldap, enter the LDAP profile you want to use.

password <password_str>

If auth-strategy is local or radius-plus-local, enter the password for the administrator account.

Caution: Do not enter a FortiMail administrator password less than six characters long. For better security, enter a longer password with a complex combination of characters and numbers, and change the password regularly. Failure to provide a strong password could compromise the security of your FortiMail unit.

pkiuser <pkiuser_str>

If auth-strategy is pki, enter the name of a PKI user.

Whether the administrator is required to log in only with a valid personal certificate or password-style authentication fallback is allowed varies by your configuration of pki-mode {enable | disable}.

radius-permission-check {enable | disable}

If auth-strategy is local or radius-plus-local, enable to query the RADIUS server for the permissions attribute.

disable

radius-profile <profile_int>

If auth-strategy is local or radius-plus-local, enter the index number of a RADIUS authentication profile.

radius-subtype-id <subtype_int>]

If auth-strategy is local or radius-plus-local, and radius-permission-check is enable, enter the RADIUS subtype identifier.

0

radius-vendor-id <vendor_int>

If auth-strategy is local or radius-plus-local, and radius-permission-check is enable, enter the RADIUS vendor identifier.

0

sshkey <key_str>

Enter the SSH key string surrounded in single straight quotes ( ' ).

When connecting from an SSH client that presents this key, the administrator will not need to provide their account name and password in order to log in to the CLI.

status {enable | disable}

Enable to activate the admin user.

disable

theme

Enter the system admin GUI theme.

theme <theme_str>

Enter this administrator account’s preference for the display theme when logging in.

trusthosts <host_ipv4mask>

Enter one to three IP addresses and netmasks from which the administrator can log in to the FortiMail unit. Separate each IP address and netmask pair with a comma ( , ).

To allow the administrator to authenticate from any IP address, enter 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0.

0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0

webmode (basic | advanced)

Enter which display mode will initially appear when the administrator logs in to the web-based manager.

The administrator may switch the display mode during their session; this affects only the initial state of the display.

basic

Related topics

sensitive data