Enterasys User Accounts Configuration

User Definitions and Password Setting on Enterasys Switches

Enterasys switches basically allow defining user accounts with 3-step authorization. Thus, passwords and authorizations assigned to users can be controlled.

SU: Super User –> For administrator accounts with the highest level of privileges.
RW : Read/Write –> Has the same authorizations as SU, but cannot manage User Accounts.
RO: Read Only –> It has no authorization, it can only access statistical data. Such as CPU load, traffic density.

Setting Switch User Roles

RW and RO are turned on by default. They must be turned off to avoid security vulnerabilities. Let’s create a user of type RW:

set system login yonetici read-write enable password 12345

If the password is to be entered unseen, the user is created first and then the password is assigned. This way the password is not seen:

set system login yonetici read-write enable 
set password yonetici 
******

Frequently used commands related to user accounts

sh system login  --> displays all connected users.
sh users   --> Displays all users.
clear system login ahmet  --> deletes user ahmet.

If you want to reset the settings on the switch for any reason, follow this procedure. Unplug the switch from the socket. Then connect it with the console cable. Plug in and enter the boot menu by pressing 2 on the console . It will ask you for a password. Type“administrator” as password. And when you fall to the command line;

clear config  --> only the device management IP number remains and all other settings are deleted.
reboot