Dell C9000 series, Reference Manual

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password Enter a text string, up to 32 characters long, as the clear text
password.
Defaults No password is configured. level = 15 .
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer
to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information To control access to command modes, use this command to define a password for a
level and use the
privilege level (CONFIGURATION mode)
command.
Passwords must meet the following criteria:
• Start with a letter, not a number.
• Passwords can have a regular expression as the password. To create a password
with a regular expression in it, use CNTL + v prior to entering regular expression.
For example, to create the password
abcd]e
, you type “
abcd CNTL v ]e
”. When
the password is created, you do not use the CNTL + v key combination and enter
“
abcd]e
”.
NOTE: The question mark (?) and the tilde (~) are not supported characters.
Related
Commands
show running-config — views the current configuration.
privilege level (CONFIGURATION mode) — controls access to the command modes
within the switch.
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