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C
OMMAND
L
INE
I
NTERFACE
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Example
To enter console line mode, enter the following command:
Related Commands
show line (4-25)
show users (4-84)
login
This command enables password checking at login. Use the
no
form to
disable password checking and allow connections without a password.
Syntax
login
[
local
]
no login
local
- Selects local password checking. Authentication is based on
the user name specified with the
username
command.
Default Setting
login local
Command Mode
Line Configuration
Command Usage
• There are three authentication modes provided by the switch itself at
login:
-
login
selects authentication by a single global password as
specified by the
password
line configuration command. When
using this method, the management interface starts in Normal
Exec (NE) mode.
-
login local
selects authentication via the user name and password
specified by the
username
command (i.e., default setting). When
using this method, the management interface starts in Normal
Exec (NE) or Privileged Exec (PE) mode, depending on the user’s
privilege level (0 or 15 respectively).
Console(config)#line console
Console(config-line)#
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