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Shared credentials (Users)

Most fleets reuse the same username and password across many devices. Store each credential set once in Users and reference it from any device — change it in one place, and every device that uses it picks up the new secret automatically.

  1. 1Open Users and click “Add user”.
  2. 2Give the profile a label (e.g. “Access switch admin”), the username and the password — or paste a private key with an optional passphrase.
  3. 3In the device editor, choose “Saved user” instead of typing credentials manually. The username comes from the profile, so it is not asked again in the device form.
  4. 4Update the profile once and every device that references it uses the new credentials.
  5. 5When you delete a profile, the devices that used it fall back to manual credentials — nothing breaks, but they need new secrets.

Note

Profiles are stored encrypted with the OS keychain, exactly like per-device credentials, and are never returned to the UI.

Tip

Name profiles after the role or access level (e.g. “netops-admin”, “backup-ro”) so it is obvious what each device will use.

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