Cisco Systems XR manual Password AAA, Password 0 7 password No password 0 7 password, SR-33

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software

password (AAA)

password (AAA)

To create a login password for a user, use the password command in username or line configuration mode. To remove the password, use the no form of this command.

password {0 7} password

no password {0 7} password

Syntax Description	0	Specifies that an unencrypted (clear-text) password follows.
	7	Specifies that an encrypted password follows.
	password	Character-string password to be entered by the user to log in.

Defaults

Command Modes

Command History

No password is specified.

Username configuration

Line configuration

Release	Modification
Release 2.0	This command was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1.
Release 3.0	No modification.
Release 3.2	This command was supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Release 3.3.0	No modification.

Usage Guidelines To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, see the Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide.

You can specify one of two types of passwords: encrypted or clear text.

When an EXEC process is started on a line that has password protection, the process prompts for the password. If the user enters the correct password, the process issues the prompt. The user can try three times to enter a password before the process exits and returns the terminal to the idle state.

Passwords are two-way encrypted and should be used for applications such as PPP that need decryptable passwords.

Note The show running-configcommand does not display the login password in clear text when the 0 option is used to specify an unecrypted password.

Task ID	Task ID	Operations
	aaa	read, write

Cisco IOS XR System Security Command Reference

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