3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 40 AAA and RADIUS/TACACS+ Protocol Con
figuration
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40.2.5 Setting the Attributes of a Local User
The attributes of a local user include its password display mode, state, service type and
some other settings.

I. Setting the password display mode

Perform the following configuration in system view.
Table 40-6 Set the method that a local user uses to display password
Operation Command
Set the mode that a local user uses to
display password local-user password-display-mode
{ cipher-force | auto }
Cancel the mode that the local user
uses to display password undo local-user
password-display-mode
Where, auto means that the password display mode will be the one specified by the
user at the time of configuring password (see the password command in the following
table for reference), and cipher-force means that the password display mode of all the
accessing users must be in cipher text.

II. Setting/Removing the attributes of a local user

Perform the following configuration in local user view.
Table 40-7 Set/Remove the attributes concerned with a specified user
Operation Command
Set a password for a
specified user password { simple | cipher } password
Remove the password set for
the specified user undo password
Set the state of the specified
user state { active | block }
Set a service type for the
specified user
service-type { ftp [ ftp-directory directory ] |
lan-access | ppp [call-number call-number |
callback-nocheck | callback-number
callback-number ] | ssh [ level level | telnet |
terminal ] | telnet [ level level | ssh | temninal ] |
terminal [ level level | ssh | telnet ] }
Cancel the service type of the
specified user
undo service-type { ftp [ ftp-directory directory ] |
lan-access | ppp [call-number call-number |
callback-nocheck | callback-number
callback-number ] | ssh [ level level | telnet |
terminal ] | telnet [ level level | ssh | terminal ] |
terminal [ level level | ssh | telnet ] }