Command Line Interface
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•{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:
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 c onfiguration 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.
enable password
After initially logging onto the system, you should set the Privileged Exec passw ord.
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)
Default Setting
• The default is level 15.
• The default password is “super”
Table4-10. User Access Levels
username access-level password
guest
admin 0
15 guest
admin
Console(config)#username bob access-level 15
Console(config)#username bob password 0 smith
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