> show system user
1) User name: nsroot
2) User name: user1
3) User name: johnd Prompt String: user-%u-at-
%T Prompt Inherited From: User
Done
To modify or remove a user account by using the NetScaler
command line
w To modify a user's password, type the set system user <userName> command and
the parameters to be changed, with their new values.
w To remove a user account, type the rm system user <userName> command.
Parameters for configuring a user account
userName (User Name)
A name for the user. The name can begin with a letter, number, or the underscore
symbol, and can consist of from 1 to 31 letters, numbers, and the hyphen (-), period
(.), pound (#), space ( ), at sign (@), equals (=), colon (:), and underscore (_) symbols.
password (Password)
A password that the user uses to log on.
promptString (CLI Prompt)
A name for the user’s NetScaler command-line prompt. The name can consist of
letters, numbers, the hyphen (-), period (.) pound (#), space ( ), at sign (@), equals
(=), colon (:), underscore (_) symbols, and the following variables:
w %u—Is replaced by the user name.
w %h—Is replaced by the host name of the NetScaler appliance.
w %t—Is replaced by the current time in 12-hour format.
w %T—Is replaced by the current time in 24-hour format.
w %d—Is replaced by the current date.
w %s—Is replaced by the state of the NetScaler appliance.
A maximum of 63 characters are allowed for this parameter. A variable (for example,
%u) is counted as two characters. The resulting prompt can be longer than 63
characters.
timeout (CLI Idle Session Timeout (Secs))
Time-out value, in seconds, for inactive CLI sessions for a system user. If a user's CLI
session is idle for a time that exceeds the time-out value, the NetScaler appliance
terminates the connection.
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