41 User Authentication Commands

access-levellevel - Specifies the user level. The device has two predefined privilege levels:

0: Normal Exec, 15: Privileged Exec.

nopassword - No password is required for this user to log in.

{0 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password.

password password - The authentication password for the user. (Maximum length: 8 characters plain text, 32 encrypted, case sensitive)

Default Setting

The default access level is Normal Exec.

The factory defaults for the user names and passwords are:

Table 41-3 Default Login Settings

username

access-level

password

 

 

 

guest

0

guest

admin

15

admin

 

 

 

Command Mode

Global Configuration

Command Usage

The encrypted password is required for compatibility with legacy password settings (i.e., plain text or encrypted) when reading the configuration file during system bootup or when downloading the configuration file from a TFTP server. There is no need for you to manually configure encrypted passwords.

Example

This example shows how the set the access level and password for a user.

Console(config)#username bob access-level 15

Console(config)#username bob password 0 smith

Console(config)#

enable password

After initially logging onto the system, you should set the Privileged Exec password. Remember to record it in a safe place. This command controls access to the Privileged Exec level from the Normal Exec level. Use the no form to reset the default password.

Syntax

enable password [level level] {0 7} password no enable password [level level]

level level - Level 15 for Privileged Exec. (Levels 0-14 are not used.)

{0 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password.

password - password for this privilege level.

(Maximum length: 8 characters plain text, 32 encrypted, case sensitive)

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