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Admin user

Admin user

Administrator user configuration is handled in the admin context

To enter the admin context, from the base context run:

config system admin

Available commands

Command

Description

abort

Cancels any edits made since entering the context, and returns to the base context

end

Saves changes made since entering the context, and returns to the base context

help

Shows the available commands

show

Show the current configuration, including uncommitted edits

show full-configuration

Shows full admin configuration

delete [<admin name>]

Delete the specified administrator

edit [<admin name>]

Brings up the admin user context for the specified user. If admin name doesn’t match an existing user, a new user will be created when the changes are committed

Admin User Context

Available commands

Command

Description

abort

Cancels any edits made since entering the context, and returns to the base context

end

Saves changes made since entering the context, and returns to the base context

next

Readies the changes for commit, but does not push them until end is called on the admin context. Returns to the admin context.

show

Show the current configuration, including uncommitted edits

show full-configuration

Shows the full admin entry configuration

set password [<password>]

Sets the user’s password to the specified value. Must be between 8 and 128 characters long

Admin user

Admin user

Administrator user configuration is handled in the admin context

To enter the admin context, from the base context run:

config system admin

Available commands

Command

Description

abort

Cancels any edits made since entering the context, and returns to the base context

end

Saves changes made since entering the context, and returns to the base context

help

Shows the available commands

show

Show the current configuration, including uncommitted edits

show full-configuration

Shows full admin configuration

delete [<admin name>]

Delete the specified administrator

edit [<admin name>]

Brings up the admin user context for the specified user. If admin name doesn’t match an existing user, a new user will be created when the changes are committed

Admin User Context

Available commands

Command

Description

abort

Cancels any edits made since entering the context, and returns to the base context

end

Saves changes made since entering the context, and returns to the base context

next

Readies the changes for commit, but does not push them until end is called on the admin context. Returns to the admin context.

show

Show the current configuration, including uncommitted edits

show full-configuration

Shows the full admin entry configuration

set password [<password>]

Sets the user’s password to the specified value. Must be between 8 and 128 characters long