Adding Users

Appendices : Accessing the CLI

Adding Users

To add users, use the addusers command.

sgms> addusers xml_file

Syntax

Table 89. Syntax

xml_file

XML file that contains user information.

Usage Guidelines

The XML file should contain the following:

<? Xml version ="1.0" >

<Sgmscommand>

: <AddUsers>

: <AddUser>

: <UserAccountInfo>

: <Name>username</Name>

: <Password>password</Password>

: <UserTypeName>group</UserTypeName>

: <DefaultViewName>viewname</DefaultViewName>

: <FirstName>firstname</FirstName>

: <MiddleName>middlename</MiddleName>

: <LastName>lastname</LastName>

: <Phone>phone</Phone>

: <Fax>fax</Fax>

: <Email1>email</Email1>

: <Email2>email2</Email2>

: <Timeout>timeout_period</Timeout>

: </UserAccountInfo>

: <UserPermsInfo>

: <UserScreenList>

: <UserScreen pathname="screenpath" permtype="permission_type"> </UserScreen>

: </UserScreenList>

: <UserNodeList>

: <UserNode displayname="node" viewname="viewname" operationtype="optype"></UserNode>

: </UserNodeList>

: <UserActionList>

: <AddUnit>permission</AddUnit>

: <ModifyUnit>permission</ModifyUnit>

: <DeleteUnit>permission</DeleteUnit>

: <RenameUnit>permission</RenameUnit>

: <ModifyProperties>permission</ModifyProperties>

: <ReassignAgents>permission</ReassignAgents>

: <AddDeleteModifyView>permission</AddDeleteModifyView>

: <ChangeView>permission</ChangeView>

: <AllowCLI>permission</AllowCLI>

: </UserActionList>

: </UserPermsInfo>

: </AddUser>

: </AddUsers>

</Sgmscommand>

Table 90. Usage guidelines

UserAccountInfo

User account options include:

Name—username of the user.

Password—password of the user.

UserTypeName—user group to which the user belongs.

DefaultViewName—default view for the user.

FirstName—first name of the user.

MiddleName—middle name of the user.

LastName—last name of the user.

Phone—phone number of the user.

Fax—fax number of the user.

Email1—email address of the user.

Email2—email address of the user.

Timeout—idle-timeout setting for the user.

UserPermsInfo

User permissions information include:

UserScreenList

pathname—path to a screen. For example: “Console/Management/Users” or “Policies/Access/General.”

permtype—permissions for the screen. Options include: Read Only and Read/Write.

UserNodeList

displayname—name of the node.

viewname—view in which the node appears.

UserActionList

AddUnit—specifies whether the user can add units (allow or deny).

ModifyUnit—specifies whether the user can modify units (allow or deny).

DeleteUnit—specifies whether the user can delete units (allow or deny).

RenameUnit—specifies whether the user can rename units (allow or deny).

ModifyProperties—specifies whether the user can modify unit properties (allow or deny).

ReassignAgents—specifies whether the user can reassign units to other agents (allow or deny).

AddDeleteModifyView—specifies whether the user can add, delete, or modify views (allow or deny).

ChangeView—specifies whether the user can change views (allow or deny).

AllowCLI—specifies whether the user can use the CLI (allow or deny).

Example

In the following example, the user Linda is added:

sgms> addusers linda.xml

The following is the content of linda.xml.

<? Xml version ="1.0" >

<Sgmscommand>

: <AddUsers>

: <AddUser>

: <UserAccountInfo>

: <Name>Linda</Name>

: <Password>password</Password>

: <UserTypeName>Operators</UserTypeName>

: <DefaultViewName>ISPView</DefaultViewName>

: <FirstName>Linda</FirstName>

: <MiddleName></MiddleName>

: <LastName>Griffith</LastName>

: <Phone>(408)111-2222</Phone>

: <Fax>(408)222-3333</Fax>

: <Email1>lgriffith@sonicwall.com</Email1>

: <Email2></Email2>

: <Timeout>40</Timeout>

: </UserAccountInfo>

: <UserPermsInfo>

: <UserScreenList>

: <UserScreen pathname="Console/Management/Users" permtype="Read Only"> </UserScreen>

: <UserScreen pathname="Policies/Access/General" permtype="Read/Write"></UserScreen>

: </UserScreenList>

: <UserNodeList>

: <UserNode displayname="Palo Alto1" viewname="ISPView" operationtype="Add"></UserNode>

: <UserNode displayname="Houston 1" viewname="View All" operationtype="Add"></UserNode>

: </UserNodeList>

: <UserActionList>

: <AddUnit>allow</AddUnit>

: <ModifyUnit>allow</ModifyUnit>

: <DeleteUnit>deny</DeleteUnit>

: <RenameUnit>deny</RenameUnit>

: <ModifyProperties>deny</ModifyProperties>

: <ReassignAgents>deny</ReassignAgents>

: <AddDeleteModifyView>allow</AddDeleteModifyView>

: <ChangeView>allow</ChangeView>

: <AllowCLI>deny</AllowCLI>

: </UserActionList>

: </UserPermsInfo>

: </AddUser>

: </AddUsers>

</Sgmscommand>

UserAccountInfo	User account options include: Name—username of the user. Password—password of the user. UserTypeName—user group to which the user belongs. DefaultViewName—default view for the user. FirstName—first name of the user. MiddleName—middle name of the user. LastName—last name of the user. Phone—phone number of the user. Fax—fax number of the user. Email1—email address of the user. Email2—email address of the user. Timeout—idle-timeout setting for the user.
UserPermsInfo	User permissions information include: UserScreenList pathname—path to a screen. For example: “Console/Management/Users” or “Policies/Access/General.” permtype—permissions for the screen. Options include: Read Only and Read/Write. UserNodeList displayname—name of the node. viewname—view in which the node appears. UserActionList AddUnit—specifies whether the user can add units (allow or deny). ModifyUnit—specifies whether the user can modify units (allow or deny). DeleteUnit—specifies whether the user can delete units (allow or deny). RenameUnit—specifies whether the user can rename units (allow or deny). ModifyProperties—specifies whether the user can modify unit properties (allow or deny). ReassignAgents—specifies whether the user can reassign units to other agents (allow or deny). AddDeleteModifyView—specifies whether the user can add, delete, or modify views (allow or deny). ChangeView—specifies whether the user can change views (allow or deny). AllowCLI—specifies whether the user can use the CLI (allow or deny).