XG Series User's Guide Chapter 5 Command Reference
Password Information
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5.14.3 password user set
Function Set a general user password.
Available Model XG0224 / XG0448 / XG2600
Syntax password user set <password> [encrypted]
Options
<password>
•Password
Specify a password using up to 64 characters from 0x21, 0x23 to 0x7e ASCII set.
•Encrypted password
Specify the encrypted password together with "encrypted" to be displayed with the
"show candidate-config", "show running-config", or "show startup-config" command.
Correctly specify the character string displayed in the "show candidate-config", "show
running-config", or "show running-config" command.
encrypted
•Specify the encrypted password
Specify it when setting the encrypted password in <password>.
Use Mode Configuration mode (admin class)
Explanation Set a password for general users to login this device.
To make the password secure, it shall be set with eight or more alphanumeric characters
and symbols mixed.
This command becomes valid just after it is set.
Entering "admin" for the user name and this password for "password" makes it possible
to login as the user class and also to use user-class commands.
Caution When not setting the user password, you cannot login as the user class. When setting a
password that consists of seven or fewer characters, only alphabetic characters, or only
numeric characters, and also when deleting a setting, the setting and the deletion are
performed, but a warning message will be displayed notifying that the password is
vulnerable.
At ftp connection, a user password cannot be used for login.
If you login with a user password, the contents that were set at logout or execution of the
"admin" command will be discarded without storing the contents that were set with the
"terminal" or "alias" command.
With the "show logging" command, history numbers are discontinuous without displaying
the commands that were executed by the administrator.
With the "show candidate-config", "show running-config", and "show startup-config"
commands, the encrypted password is displayed together with "encrypted".
Message
The user password is seven or fewer characters in length.
Set a user password with eight or more characters.
The user password consists of only alphabetic characters or only numeric characters.
Set a user password with alphanumeric characters and symbols mixed.
This message is also displayed at login or execution of the "admin", "load", or "discard"
command.
Default A general user password is not set.
<WARNING> weak user password: contain at least 8 characters
<WARNING> weak user password: contain a different kind of character