Configuring Administrator Usernames and Passwords

You can configure administrator usernames and passwords to prevent unauthorized users from reconfiguring the controller and viewing configuration information. This section provides instructions for initial configuration and for password recovery.

Configuring Usernames and Passwords

To configure administrator usernames and passwords using the controller CLI, follow these steps:

Step 1 Configure a username and password by entering one of these commands:

•config mgmtuser add username password read-write—Creates a username-password pair with read-write privileges.

•config mgmtuser add username password read-only—Creates a username-password pair with read-only privileges.

Usernames and passwords are case-sensitive and can contain up to 24 ASCII characters. Usernames and passwords cannot contain spaces.

Note If you ever need to change the password for an existing username, enter the config mgmtuser password username new_password command.

Step 2 List the configured users by entering this command:

show mgmtuser

(Cisco Controller) >show mgmtuser

User Name Permissions Description Password Strength
———————– ———— ——————— —————- —
admin          read-write                          Strong
admin-wpe  read-write                          Strong
peters          read-write                          Strong
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