7.7.4.13 CREATE USER

Purpose

The CREATE USER command creates a user.

Syntax

CREATE USER name PASSWORD = *

Usage Notes

  • The user name should be unique.

  • celladmin, cellmonitor, and root are reserved user names that cannot be used with the CREATE USER command.

  • The system prompts for a password for the new user. The password must have 12 to 40 alphanumeric characters or special characters !@#$%^&*() with at least one digit, one lowercase letter, and one uppercase letter. Starting with Oracle Exadata System Software release 18.1.0.0.0, the password can be 8 to 40 characters in length and can also utilize the special characters - and _.

  • The new password cannot be the same as the current password for the user.

Example 7-93 Creating a User

This example shows how to create a user.

CellCLI> CREATE USER agarcia PASSWORD = *
password: 
Confirm password: password
User agarcia successfully created.