How to create new BMC user on Advantech Server Products

Purpose :

This guide is to provide a simple step-by-step guidance for users to follow on How to create new user and password on server with BMC .

Applicable model list :

All products with BMC functions

Requirement :

Environment with available ipmitool utility.

Please refer to How to install IPMItool.

Method :

This guide should also be helpful for user to know How to create new user and password using IPMITOOL.

List doen recent BMC users
# ipmitool user list
ID Name Callin Link Auth IPMI Msg Channel Priv Limit
1 false true true USER
2 administrator false true true ADMINISTRATOR
3 user1 false false false NO ACCESS
4 user2 false false false NO ACCESS
5 user3 false false false NO ACCESS
...
...

Set User name for certain user ID , here we pick ID 3
# ipmitool user set name 3 Testing

Set Password for this new added user on ID 3
# ipmitool user set password 3 $password

Enable this user on ID 3
# ipmitool user enable 3

Set privilege for this new user on ID 3
# ipmitool channel setaccess 0 3 [callin=on|off] [ipmi=on|off] [link=on|off] [privilege=level] 

e.g. ipmitool channel setaccess 0 3 callin=off ipmi=on link=on privilege=3 

Check User list again , you will find a new user on ID 3 called Testing
# ipmitool user list
ID Name Callin Link Auth IPMI Msg Channel Priv Limit
1 false true true USER
2 administrator false true true ADMINISTRATOR
3 Testing false true false OPERATOR
4 user2 false false false NO ACCESS