3Com 11.3 manual Obtaining Network, Manager Privilege, Level, Changing, Password

Obtaining Network Manager Privilege Level 35

	modifying it and see the new value, the new value has taken effect immediately. If
	a command changes only the default value, the new value takes effect only after
	reboot. In this guide, if the description does not specify when the new value of a
	parameter takes effect after being enabled or disabled, it is effective immediately
	after it is set.
Obtaining Network	Before changing the Network Manager password, you must obtain Network
Manager Privilege	Manager privilege.
Level	To display or change the privilege level, follow these steps:
	1 To determine the current privilege level, enter:
	SHow PRIvilege
	If the following message is displayed, you already have Network Manager privilege:
	PRIvilege = NetMgr
	If the following message is displayed, go to step 2:
	PRIvilege = User
	You also can determine the privilege level from the Enterprise OS prompt. The
	following prompt is displayed at the Network Manager privilege level:
	Enterprise OS #
	The following prompt is displayed at the User privilege level:
	Enterprise OS >
	2 If you are currently at User privilege level, enter the following command to change
	the privilege level from User to Network Manager:
	SET PRIvilege = NetMgr
	The following prompt is displayed:
	Password:
	3 Press the Return key.
	A null string is entered, which is the default password.
	After obtaining Network Manager privilege, proceed to the next section to change
	the Network Manager password.
Changing the	Changing the Network Manager password prevents unauthorized users from
Password	accessing the bridge/router or tunnel switch. You should change the password
	immediately after you log on for the first time.
	The privilege level determines which commands and parameters a user can access.
	Each level has its own password. You must set the Network Manager password and
	the User password to be the same in order to provide equal levels of security. If only
	the Network Manager password is set, any other user receives User level privileges.
	Users with NetMgr privileges can lower their privileges without a password. Users
	with User privileges cannot raise their privileges. To raise privileges after lowering
	them, you must enter the password again.

The Network Manager password must be set before the User password. The User password must be cleared before the Network Manager password.