Securing your system
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The syntax for the
cli password
commands is:
cli password {read-only|read-write} <NAME> <PASSWORD>
cli password {serial|telnet}
{none|local|radius}
The
cli password
command is executed in the Global Configuration
command mode.
Table 2
cli password command parameters and variables
Parameters and
variables
Description
read-only|read-w
rite
Specifies that you are modifying the read-only (ro)
password or the read-write (rw) password.
<NAME>
<PASSWORD>
Enter your username for the first variable, and your
password for the second variable.
serial|telnet
Specifies that you are modifying the password for
serial console access or for Telnet and Web-based
management access.
none|local|radiu
s
Specifies the password that you are modifying:
none
disables the password
local
use the locally defined password for serial console or
Telnet access
radius
use RADIUS authentication for serial console or Telnet
access
Setting password security
The following commands can be used in the Global Configuration command
mode to enable, disable and configure Password Security:
•
"password security command" (page 38)
•
"no password security command" (page 38)
•
"show password security command" (page 38)
•
"password aging-time day command" (page 38)
•
"show password aging-time day command" (page 39)
•
"Configuring the number of password logon attempts" (page 39)
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series
Security — Configuration and Management
NN47215-505 (323165-B)
02.01
Standard
4.1
19 November 2007
Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks
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