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Palo Alto Networks NGFW -CREATE MANAGEMENT USERS, ASSIGN ROLES, AND CHANGE PASSWORD FROM THE CLI

  • Writer: Blazenet
    Blazenet
  • Apr 30, 2021
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jan 29, 2023

Perform the following actions via the PAN-OS CLI:

  • Create Users

  • Assign Roles

  • Change Passwords



Environment

  • Any PAN-OS

  • Palo Alto Firewall.



Resolution

Creating/Adding Users

  1. Log in to the CLI

  2. Go into configure mode:

> configure

  1. Create/Add a management user and assign a password

# set mgt-config users <name> password Note: If the <name> does not exist, then the user will be created.

  1. Set the role for the specified user# set mgt-config users <name> permissions role-based <role profile> custom deviceadmin devicereader superreader superuser

  2. Commit and then exit the configuration mode.# commit # exit

To Change the password for a user

  1. Go into configure mode:

> configure

  1. Enter the new password that will override the existing one:

# set mgt-config users admin password

  1. Commit and exit the configuration mode.

# commit # exit



 
 

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