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config user local

config user local

Configure local users.

config user local
    Description: Configure local users.
    edit <name>
        set auth-concurrent-override [enable|disable]
        set auth-concurrent-value {integer}
        set authtimeout {integer}
        set email-to {string}
        set fortitoken {string}
        set id {integer}
        set ldap-server {string}
        set passwd {password}
        set passwd-policy {string}
        set passwd-time {user}
        set ppk-identity {string}
        set ppk-secret {password-3}
        set radius-server {string}
        set sms-custom-server {string}
        set sms-phone {string}
        set sms-server [fortiguard|custom]
        set status [enable|disable]
        set tacacs+-server {string}
        set two-factor [disable|fortitoken|...]
        set two-factor-authentication [fortitoken|email|...]
        set two-factor-notification [email|sms]
        set type [password|radius|...]
        set username-sensitivity [disable|enable]
        set workstation {string}
    next
end

config user local

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

auth-concurrent-override

Enable/disable overriding the policy-auth-concurrent under config system global.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable auth-concurrent-override.

disable

Disable auth-concurrent-override.

auth-concurrent-value

Maximum number of concurrent logins permitted from the same user.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 100

0

authtimeout

Time in minutes before the authentication timeout for a user is reached.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 1440

0

email-to

Two-factor recipient's email address.

string

Maximum length: 63

fortitoken

Two-factor recipient's FortiToken serial number.

string

Maximum length: 16

id

User ID.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

0

ldap-server

Name of LDAP server with which the user must authenticate.

string

Maximum length: 35

name

Local user name.

string

Maximum length: 64

passwd

User's password.

password

Not Specified

passwd-policy

Password policy to apply to this user, as defined in config user password-policy.

string

Maximum length: 35

passwd-time

Time of the last password update.

user

Not Specified

ppk-identity

IKEv2 Postquantum Preshared Key Identity.

string

Maximum length: 35

ppk-secret

IKEv2 Postquantum Preshared Key (ASCII string or hexadecimal encoded with a leading 0x).

password-3

Not Specified

radius-server

Name of RADIUS server with which the user must authenticate.

string

Maximum length: 35

sms-custom-server

Two-factor recipient's SMS server.

string

Maximum length: 35

sms-phone

Two-factor recipient's mobile phone number.

string

Maximum length: 15

sms-server

Send SMS through FortiGuard or other external server.

option

-

fortiguard

Option

Description

fortiguard

Send SMS by FortiGuard.

custom

Send SMS by custom server.

status

Enable/disable allowing the local user to authenticate with the FortiGate unit.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable user.

disable

Disable user.

tacacs+-server

Name of TACACS+ server with which the user must authenticate.

string

Maximum length: 35

two-factor

Enable/disable two-factor authentication.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

disable

fortitoken

FortiToken

fortitoken-cloud

FortiToken Cloud Service.

email

Email authentication code.

sms

SMS authentication code.

two-factor-authentication

Authentication method by FortiToken Cloud.

option

-

Option

Description

fortitoken

FortiToken authentication.

email

Email one time password.

sms

SMS one time password.

two-factor-notification

Notification method for user activation by FortiToken Cloud.

option

-

Option

Description

email

Email notification for activation code.

sms

SMS notification for activation code.

type

Authentication method.

option

-

password

Option

Description

password

Password authentication.

radius

RADIUS server authentication.

tacacs+

TACACS+ server authentication.

ldap

LDAP server authentication.

username-sensitivity

Enable/disable case and accent sensitivity when performing username matching (accents are stripped and case is ignored when disabled).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

disable

Ignore case and accents. Username at prompt not required to match case or accents.

enable

Do not ignore case and accents. Username at prompt must be an exact match.

workstation

Name of the remote user workstation, if you want to limit the user to authenticate only from a particular workstation.

string

Maximum length: 35

config user local

config user local

Configure local users.

config user local
    Description: Configure local users.
    edit <name>
        set auth-concurrent-override [enable|disable]
        set auth-concurrent-value {integer}
        set authtimeout {integer}
        set email-to {string}
        set fortitoken {string}
        set id {integer}
        set ldap-server {string}
        set passwd {password}
        set passwd-policy {string}
        set passwd-time {user}
        set ppk-identity {string}
        set ppk-secret {password-3}
        set radius-server {string}
        set sms-custom-server {string}
        set sms-phone {string}
        set sms-server [fortiguard|custom]
        set status [enable|disable]
        set tacacs+-server {string}
        set two-factor [disable|fortitoken|...]
        set two-factor-authentication [fortitoken|email|...]
        set two-factor-notification [email|sms]
        set type [password|radius|...]
        set username-sensitivity [disable|enable]
        set workstation {string}
    next
end

config user local

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

auth-concurrent-override

Enable/disable overriding the policy-auth-concurrent under config system global.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable auth-concurrent-override.

disable

Disable auth-concurrent-override.

auth-concurrent-value

Maximum number of concurrent logins permitted from the same user.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 100

0

authtimeout

Time in minutes before the authentication timeout for a user is reached.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 1440

0

email-to

Two-factor recipient's email address.

string

Maximum length: 63

fortitoken

Two-factor recipient's FortiToken serial number.

string

Maximum length: 16

id

User ID.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

0

ldap-server

Name of LDAP server with which the user must authenticate.

string

Maximum length: 35

name

Local user name.

string

Maximum length: 64

passwd

User's password.

password

Not Specified

passwd-policy

Password policy to apply to this user, as defined in config user password-policy.

string

Maximum length: 35

passwd-time

Time of the last password update.

user

Not Specified

ppk-identity

IKEv2 Postquantum Preshared Key Identity.

string

Maximum length: 35

ppk-secret

IKEv2 Postquantum Preshared Key (ASCII string or hexadecimal encoded with a leading 0x).

password-3

Not Specified

radius-server

Name of RADIUS server with which the user must authenticate.

string

Maximum length: 35

sms-custom-server

Two-factor recipient's SMS server.

string

Maximum length: 35

sms-phone

Two-factor recipient's mobile phone number.

string

Maximum length: 15

sms-server

Send SMS through FortiGuard or other external server.

option

-

fortiguard

Option

Description

fortiguard

Send SMS by FortiGuard.

custom

Send SMS by custom server.

status

Enable/disable allowing the local user to authenticate with the FortiGate unit.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable user.

disable

Disable user.

tacacs+-server

Name of TACACS+ server with which the user must authenticate.

string

Maximum length: 35

two-factor

Enable/disable two-factor authentication.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

disable

fortitoken

FortiToken

fortitoken-cloud

FortiToken Cloud Service.

email

Email authentication code.

sms

SMS authentication code.

two-factor-authentication

Authentication method by FortiToken Cloud.

option

-

Option

Description

fortitoken

FortiToken authentication.

email

Email one time password.

sms

SMS one time password.

two-factor-notification

Notification method for user activation by FortiToken Cloud.

option

-

Option

Description

email

Email notification for activation code.

sms

SMS notification for activation code.

type

Authentication method.

option

-

password

Option

Description

password

Password authentication.

radius

RADIUS server authentication.

tacacs+

TACACS+ server authentication.

ldap

LDAP server authentication.

username-sensitivity

Enable/disable case and accent sensitivity when performing username matching (accents are stripped and case is ignored when disabled).

option

-

enable

Option

Description

disable

Ignore case and accents. Username at prompt not required to match case or accents.

enable

Do not ignore case and accents. Username at prompt must be an exact match.

workstation

Name of the remote user workstation, if you want to limit the user to authenticate only from a particular workstation.

string

Maximum length: 35