username
This command adds named users, requires authentication at login, specifies or
changes a user's password (or specify that no password is required ), or sp ecifies or
changes a user's access level. Use the
no
form to remove a user name.
Syntax
username name {access-level level | nopassword |
password
{
0
|
7
} password}
no username
name
• name - The name of the user.
(Maximum length: 8 characters, case sensitive. Maximum users: 16)
• access-level level - Specifies the use r level.
The device has two predefined privilege levels:
0
: Normal Exec,
15
: Privileged Exec.
• nopassword - No password is re quired for this user t o log in.
• {0 | 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted passwo rd.
• password pa ssword - The authentication password for the us er.
(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 nam es and pas swords are:
Table 25-3 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 readi ng the configura tion file during
system bootup or when downloading the configuration file from a TFTP server.
There is no need for you to manually configure enc rypted 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)#
25-2
User Authentication Commands
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