Username - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Command Reference Manual

username

username
To create and configure a user account in a virtual device context (VDC), use the username command. To
remove a user account, use the no form of this command.
username user-id [expire date] [password [0| 5] password] [role role-name]
username user-id [sshkey {key| file filename}]
username user-id [keypair generate {rsa [bits [force]]| dsa [force]}]
username user-id [keypair {export| import} {bootflash:filename| volatile:filename} {rsa| dsa} [force]]
username user-id [priv-lvl n] [expire date] [password [0| 5] password]
username user-id [ssh-cert-dn dn-name{rsa}]
no username user-id
Syntax Description
user-id
expire date
password
0
5
password
role role-name
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User identifier for the user account. The user-id
argument is a case-sensitive, alphanumeric character
string with a maximum length of 28 characters. For
more information, see the usage guidelines section
below.
Note The Cisco NX-OS software allows these
special characters in the user-id argument
text string: ( _ . + = \ - ).
(Optional) Specifies the expire date for the user
account. The format for the date argument is
YYYY-MM-DD.
(Optional) Specifies a password for the account. The
default is no password.
(Optional) Specifies that the password is in clear text.
Clear text passwords are encrypted before they are
saved to the running configuration.
(Optional) Specifies that the password is in encrypted
format. Encrypted passwords are not changed before
they are saved to the running configuration.
Password string. The password is alphanumeric, case
sensitive, and has a maximum of 64 characters.
All printable ASCII characters are supported
Note
in the password string if they are enclosed
in quotation marks.
(Optional) Specifies the user role. The role-name
argument is case sensitive.
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