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Disabling the iDRAC root user

2025-06-02

If you created a new iDRAC user with administrator privileges, disable the root user to ensure that no one can log in with that username.

Before you begin

What you should know

You can disable the root user by editing the user's privileges.

Procedure

For details on how to edit the iDRAC root user privileges, refer to Configuring local users using iDRAC web interface in the Dell iDRAC User's Guide.

Note:

When editing the root user's privileges, ensure that you configure the following:

Set the User Role to None.
Set LAN Privilege Level to No Access.
Set Serial Port Privilege Level to No Access.
Set Serial Over LAN to Disabled.