> # Configuring Users and Common Role

> The CLI and SNMP use common roles in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family. You can use the CLI to modify a role that was created using SNMP and vice versa.

> Users, passwords, and roles for all CLI and SNMP users are the same. A user configured through the CLI can access the switch using SNMP (for example, DCNM for SAN (DCNM-SAN or Device Manager) and vice versa.

> This chapter includes the following topics:

> - Information About Role-Based Authorization
> - Guidelines and Limitations
> - Default Settings
> - Configuring Users and Common Role
> - Configuring SSH Services
> - Verifying Users and Common Role Configuration
> - Field Descriptions for Users and Common Role
> - Feature History for Users and Common Role

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