Configuring Your Managed System 17User Configuration SubtaskThe User Configuration subtask provides a way to configure the user access to the LAN and Serialchannels. Up to four users are allowed. Some of the options presented in these screens depend onhow the channels have been configured; therefore, the channels should be configured before youaccess these settings.Sessions allow a framework for user authentication and allow multiple IPMI messaging streams ona single channel.After clicking on the User Configuration subtask, the screen displayed below is shown. This screendisplays an entry for each possible user that can be configured. This screen shows:• Whether a particular user is enabled or disabled for channel access• Whether a password is set for the user• The BMC privilege level the user has for each of the available channels that supports sessions(users can only access channels that support sessions)Figure 2-1. User Configuration ScreenThe first user is always present and is used to support an anonymous login. The username for thisuser is null (blank) and cannot be changed; the user name displays the text Anonymous User. Thepassword can be set to a desired value.It is possible for multiple user entries to have the same username. This occurs if a differentpassword is needed for the same user on different channels. In this case, the privilege level for thechannel that is not to be accessed with the associated password should be set to No Access.
