3Com 4500 PWR 50-PORT, 4500 PWR 26-PORT, 4500 50-PORT, 4500 26-PORT Shell Syntax, Shell Undo shell

34CHAPTER 1: USING SYSTEM ACCESS COMMANDS

Parameter

cipher: Configure to display the password in encrypted text.

simple: Configure to display the password in plain text.

password: If the authentication is in the simple mode, the password must be in plain text. If the authentication is in the cipher mode, the password can be either in encrypted text or in plain text. If a plain text password is entered when cipher mode has been selected, the password will be displayed in the configuration settings as encrypted. A plain text password is a sequential character string of no more than 16 digits, for example, 3Com918. The length of an encrypted password must be 24 digits and in encrypted text, for example, _(TT8F]Y\5SQ=^Q`MAF4<1!!.

Description

Use the set authentication password command to configure the password for local authentication. Use the undo set authentication password command to cancel local authentication password.

The password in plain text is required when performing authentication, regardless of whether the configuration is plain text or cipher text.

By default, a password is required for users connecting over Modem or Telnet. If a password has not been set, the following prompt is displayed: Login password

has not been set!

Example

To configure the local authentication password on VTY 0 to 3Com, enter the following:

<4500>system-view

System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.

[4500]user-interface vty 0

[4500-ui-vty0]set authentication password simple 3com

shell Syntax

shell

undo shell

View

User interface view

Parameter

None

Description

Use the shell command to enable the terminal service for a user interface. The terminal service is enabled by default. Use the undo shell command to disable the terminal service for a user interface.