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author | iTeV <github@fs0ciety.xyz> | 2019-04-14 15:32:08 +0200 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2019-04-14 15:32:08 +0200 |
commit | 0ad923a7470ed7f79f06750367ce5ed55ab442ef (patch) | |
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diff --git a/docs/system/systemusers.rst b/docs/system/systemusers.rst index a8ae570e..ef153377 100644 --- a/docs/system/systemusers.rst +++ b/docs/system/systemusers.rst @@ -3,31 +3,21 @@ System Users ------------ -VyOS supports two levels of users: admin and operator. +The default vyos user account, as well as newly created user accounts, have all capabilities to configure the system. +All accounts have sudo capabilities and therefore can operate as root on the system. +Setting the level to admin is optional, all accounts on the system +will have admin privileges. -The operator level restricts a user to operational commands and prevents -changes to system configuration. This is useful for gathering information -about the state of the system (dhcp leases, vpn connections, routing tables, -etc...) and for manipulating state of the system, such as resetting -connections, clearing counters and bringing up and taking down connection -oriented interfaces. - -The admin level has all of the capabilities of the operator level, plus the -ability to change system configuration. The admin level also enables a user -to use the sudo command, which essentially means the user has root access to -the system. Creating Login User Accounts ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Create user account `jsmith`, with `admin` level access and the password -`mypassword` +Create user account `jsmith` and the password `mypassword`. .. code-block:: sh set system login user jsmith full-name "Johan Smith" set system login user jsmith authentication plaintext-password mypassword - set system login user jsmith level admin The command: @@ -63,4 +53,4 @@ The following command will load the public key `dev.pub` for user `jsmith` .. code-block:: sh - loadkey jsmith scp://devuser@dev001.vyos.net/home/devuser/.ssh/dev.pub
\ No newline at end of file + loadkey jsmith scp://devuser@dev001.vyos.net/home/devuser/.ssh/dev.pub |