HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Reference (OS 3.1.2 MU2) (QL226-97016, June 2013)

createsnmpuser

DESCRIPTION

The createsnmpuser command creates the SNMPv3 user secret key used for generating

authentication and privacy keys. Username must correspond to an existing local user. The user will

be prompted to provide a password, which will be converted to a 20 byte secret key.

SYNTAX

createsnmpuser [options <arg> <username>

AUTHORITY

• Super

• Any role granted the snmpuser_create right

OPTIONS

-p <password>

Specifies the user's password. The length of <password> must be 6 to 8 characters.

SPECIFIERS

Specifies the SNMPv3 user name. The user name must be an existing HP 3PAR local user.

NOTE: Issuing the createsnmpuser command results in the system prompting for a password.

Type in the password for the user and then press ENTER. The password will be used to generate

authentication and privacy keys using SHA1. The generated key is 20 bytes in length.

EXAMPLES

The following example displays the setting of an SNMPv3 user:

cli% createsnmpuser <joe>

Please enter the password below. The password will be used to generate both

authentication and privacy secret keys for use in SNMPv3.

Password for user <joe>:

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