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8 Switch Security

Commands listed in the Security menu are for configuring system security parameters such as
the password and logout time. The menu also provides a command for rebooting the switch.
Enter
security
at the prompt to enter the Security menu. Press ? to see the following list of commands:
Command Security Menu
pw Set a new password for a login account
reboot Reboot this system (allowed if the user is “admin”)
timeout Configure Auto Logout Time (obsolete, use “uic” command)
layer2auth Enable/Disable layer2 user authentication
seclog Display Secure Access log file entries
secdefine Define Secure Access filter(s)
secapply Apply Secure Access filter(s)
useradd Create a new user for a login account
usermod Modify a user’s privileges
userdel Remove a user
asacfg Configure Authenticated Switch Access
userview View the users in the local user database
auth Enter the Authentication menu
Main File Summary VLAN Networking
Interface Security System Services Help
The pw, reboot, seclog, secdefine, and secapply commands are described in this chapter. The
useradd, usermod, userview and userdel commands are also described in this chapter.
For information about the layer2auth and asacfg command as well as the authentication (auth)
submenu, see the Switched Network Services User Manual.