User interface

User privilege level

Information input for the

Information input after the

switch

authentication

authentication

first authentication mode

authentication mode changes

mode

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

local

Local user privilege level

 

switch password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password for privilege level

 

 

Local user privilege level

switch (configured on the AAA

 

local scheme

server). The system uses the

 

switch password

username used for logging in as

 

 

 

 

 

the privilege level switch

 

 

 

username.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password for privilege level

 

scheme

 

switch (configured on the

 

 

scheme

AAA server). The system uses

 

the username used for

 

 

 

 

 

logging in as the privilege

 

 

 

level switch username.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password for privilege level

 

 

 

switch (configured on the

 

 

scheme local

AAA server). The system uses

Local user privilege level switch

 

the username used for

password

 

 

 

 

logging in as the privilege

 

 

 

level switch username.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION:

When the authentication mode is set to local, configure the local password before switching to a higher user privilege level.

When the authentication mode is set to scheme, configure AAA related parameters before switching to a higher user privilege level.

The privilege level switch fails after three consecutive unsuccessful password attempts.

For more information about user interface authentication, see the chapter “Logging in to the switch configuration.”

Modifying the level of a command

All the commands in a view default to different levels. The administrator can change the default level of a command to a different level as needed.

Follow these steps to modify the command level:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

 

 

 

Configure the command level in a

command-privilege level level view

Required

specified view

view command

See Table 5 for the default settings.

 

 

 

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