Creating a user account using the appliance CLI

On a local system, you have the ability to add user accounts using the device's CLI. The instructions below will provide the steps necessary to add a user account locally.

Note

For a managed appliance, you can perform this procedure on the Central Management System appliance as well as the local appliance. The procedure remains the same. However, you will need to take the additional step to locate the appliance on the Central Management System CLI. For instructions on locating an appliance on the Central Management System CLI, see the Trellix Central Management System Administration Guide.

Prerequisites

Admin access

To add a new user account:

Go to CLI configuration mode:

hostname > enable
hostname # configure terminal

Add the user name with the username command.
The following example creates the user account nx‑3_operator:
```
hostname (config) # username nx-3_operator
```
Assign a role to the user account with the username <username> role sub-command.
The following example assigns a role to the user account nx‑3_operator:
```
hostname (config) # username nx-3_operator role operator
```
Assign a password to the user account with the username <username> role <role> password sub-command.
The following example assigns the password mArT!n1_@ to the user account nx‑3:
```
hostname (config) # username nx-3_operator password mArT!n1_@
```
Note
The command does not ask you to confirm the password.
(Optional) For monitor accounts only, configure a subnet and VLAN ID for the specified user account. Use the username <username> subnet and username <usename> vlan sub-commands:
username <username> subnet <networkPrefix>
username <username> vlan <vlanNumber>
The following example configures the subnet and a VLAN ID for the user account nx‑3_operator:
```
hostname (config) # username
```
hostname (config) # username nx-3_operator subnet 24 hostname (config) # username nx-3_operator vlan 22
View your changes:
```
hostname (config) # show usernames
```
Save your changes:
```
hostname (config) # write memory
```

To see the list of user accounts, enter the show usernames command. See Viewing the list of accounts using the appliance CLI.