Managing User Accounts

The Silver Peak appliance’s built-in user database supports user names, groups, and passwords.

Use this page to create, edit, and delete users.

n	The Active Sessions table lists who is logged in to the appliance, and from where.

n	The User Accounts table lists all users known to this appliance, whether or not their accounts are enabled.

n	The system user names are admin and monitor.

•	They CANNOT be deleted.

•	You can only disable monitor.

•	You can, however, change each one's password.

n	A user has either admin or monitor privileges:

•	admin capability allows the user to view and modify.

•	monitor capability allows the user to view only.

Suggested Guidelines for Creating Passwords

n	Passwords should be a minimum of 8 characters.

n	There should be at least one lower case letter and one upper case letter.

n	There should be at least one digit.

n	There should be at least one special character.

n	Consecutive letters in the password should not form words found in the dictionary.

Please send comments or suggestions regarding user documentation to techpubs@silver-peak.com.