User database backup

[lpaso]

Hi all,

I'm sorry if this question's already been answered but I wasn't able to find anything about it, so I'm asking it.

How can we backup the users of an Alcatel switch, then recover from this backup ?

I was thinking all I had to do was to backup the "usertable5" file then copy it when needed in the /network folder, but I'd like to be sure it's the way to do it.

Thank you very much.

[duBeN]

hi,

yes you can do it as you described. Just remember that switch loads userTable5 to RAM during boot so if you upload new userTable5 you will have to reload the switch to have new file active.

[lpaso]

Is there another way to do it ?

[duBeN]

If you have so many users in local database that you have to backup it, I'd consider to use tacacs or radius servers which have more options of backup/restore.

[devnull]

Is there another way to do it ?

No..

Radius of course is always prefarably.

duBeN is right, the UserTable is read during reboot, so it does not work copying a userTable into a running switch

[lpaso]

I don't have many users, but I need to be able to backup and restore them (job prerequisites, I'm not the one who decided this).
So, if I summarize the procedure, to restore the users, I copy the UserTable file in the network folder, overwriting the previous one, then I restart the switch for the file to be applied.
Am I correct ?

[devnull]

Yes..
Otherwise if you know the users (and have the passwords) you could just recreate them on CLI, which saves you the rebooting.
(e.g. as telnet script via Omnivista

[lpaso]

The reboot is not a problem in my case
Thank you very much for your kind answers.