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show authen parameter
authentication attempts.
This command will display the following fields:
Response timeout – The configured time allotted for the Switch to
wait for a response of authentication from the user attempting to log
in from the command line interface or telnet interface.
User attempts: The maximum number of attempts the user may try
to become authenticated by the Switch, before being locked out.
Parameters
None.
Restrictions
User Account Command Level – Administrator.
Example usage:
To view the authentication parameters currently set on the Switch:
DES-3526:admin#show authen parameter
Command: show authen parameter
Response timeout : 60 seconds
User attempts : 5
DES-3526:admin#
enable admin
Purpose
Used to promote user level privileges to administrator level privileges.
Syntax
enable admin
Description
This command is for users who have logged on to the Switch on the
normal user level, to become promoted to the administrator level.
After logging on to the Switch users will have only user level
privileges. To gain access to administrator level privileges, the user
will enter this command and will have to enter an authentication
password. Possible authentication methods for this function include
TACACS, XTACACS, , RADIUS, user defined server
groups, local enable (local account on the Switch), or no
authentication (none). Because XTACACS and TACACS do not
support the enable function, the user must create a special account on
the server host which has the username “enable”, and a password
configured by the administrator that will support the “enable” function.
This function becomes inoperable when the authentication policy is
disabled.
Parameters
None.
Restrictions
User Account Command Level – Administrator.
Example usage:
To enable administrator privileges on the Switch:
DES-3526:admin#enable admin
Password: ******
DES-3526:admin#
config admin local_enable
Purpose
Used to configure the local enable password for administrator level
privileges.
Syntax
config admin local_enable