Edge-Core ES3510MA, Management Manual

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HAPTER
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| Authentication Commands
User Accounts
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username
This command adds named users, requires authentication at login,
specifies or changes a user's password (or specify that no password is
required), or specifies or changes a user's access level. Use the no form to
remove a user name.
S
YNTAX
username name { access-level level | nopassword |
password { 0 | 7 } password }
no username name
name - The name of the user. (Maximum length: 8 characters,
case sensitive. Maximum users: 16)
access-level level - Specifies the user level.
The device has two predefined privilege levels:
0 : Normal Exec, 15 : Privileged Exec.
nopassword - No password is required for this user to log in.
{ 0 | 7 } - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password.
password password - The authentication password for the user.
(Maximum length: 32 characters plain text or encrypted, case
sensitive)
D
EFAULT
S
ETTING
The default access level is Normal Exec.
The factory defaults for the user names and passwords are:
C
OMMAND
M
ODE
Global Configuration
C
OMMAND
U
SAGE
The encrypted password is required for compatibility with legacy password
settings (i.e., plain text or encrypted) when reading the configuration file
during system bootup or when downloading the configuration file from a
TFTP server. There is no need for you to manually configure encrypted
passwords.
E
XAMPLE
This example shows how the set the access level and password for a user.
Console(config)#username bob access-level 15
Console(config)#username bob password 0 smith
Console(config)#
Table 61: Default Login Settings
username access-level password
guest
admin 0
15 guest
admin