using config files to modify local user credentials

[BillP]

I configure my flock of network management cards by building snippets of config.ini files and then uploading them via ftp (scripted, see http://www.skendric.com/nmgmt/device/APC/ for code).

But I haven't figured out how to modify local credentials list.  For example, if I want to change the default "apc/apc" to something else, what lines in a config.ini file do I include?

I believe that the answer lies somewhere within the SystemUserManager stanza:

[SystemUserManager]
DefaultUserBadLoginAttempts=10
DefaultUserType=Administrator
DefaultUserDescription=User Description
DefaultUserAccess=disabled
DefaultUserSessionTimeout=60
DefaultUserEventLogColorCoding=enabled
DefaultUserExportLogFormat=Tab
DefaultUserTemperatureScale=Celsius

The syntax for the default superuser looks like this:

SystemUserName=apc

SystemPassword=apc

But I don't know:

- What is the syntax for the built-in 'device' and 'readonly' accounts?

- What is the syntax for enabling / disabling these accounts?

Would anyone have a pointer for me on this?  I've found one FAQ which touches on this topic:

http://www.apc.com/site/support/us/en/faq/?page=content&country=ITB〈=en&locale=en_IN&id=FA156117&red...

 but doesn't go quite as far as as I would like.

--sk

[BillP · Accepted solution]

Stuart,

To edit users and user preferences in AP9630, AP9631, or AP9635 via script you need to create an .csf file and push that the the NMCs. Instructions can be found in Knowledge Base document FA176542 "Mass Configuration of Users and User Preferences on Network Management Card 2 (NMC2) v6.X.X"

You cannot changed or delete the apc user but you can disable it. Before disabling the apc user you should create a new user with administrative privileges. 

In the .csf files the commands would be

user -n newadmin -pw newpasswd -pe Administrator -e enable -st 3 -ts us
user -n apc -cp apc -e disable

to create a newadmin user and disable the apc user.