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User interface
authentication
mode
User privilege level
switching
authentication
mode
Information entered for
the first authentication
mode
Information entered after the
authentication mode changes
scheme
Password for privilege level
switching (configured on the
AAA server). The system uses
the username used for
logging in as the privilege
level switching username.
—
scheme
local
Password for privilege level
switching (configured on the
AAA server). The system uses
the username used for
logging in as the privilege
level switching username.
Local user privilege level
switching password
CAUTION:
•
When the authentication mode is set to
local
, configure the local password before switching to a higher
user privilege level.
•
When the authentication mode is set to
scheme
, configure AAA related parameters before switching to
a higher user privilege level.
•
The privilege level switching fails after three consecutive unsuccessful password attempts.
•
For more information about user interface authentication, see the chapter “CLI login.”
Modifying the level of a command
All the commands in a view default to different levels. The administrator can change the default level of
a command to a different level as needed.
Follow these steps to modify the command level:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Configure the command level in a
specified view
command-privilege level
level
view
view
command
Required
See
for the default settings.
CAUTION:
H3C recommends you to use the default command level or modify the command level under the guidance
of professional staff. An improper change of the command level may bring inconvenience to your
maintenance and operation, or even potential security problems.
Saving the current configuration
You can enter the
save
command in any view to save all of the submitted and executed commands into
the configuration file. Commands saved in the configuration file can survive a reboot. The
save
command
does not take effect on one-time commands, such as
display
commands, which display specified