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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 user level.
• The device has two predefined privilege levels:
0:NormalExec,15:Privileged Exec.
•nopassword - No password is required for this user to log
in.
•{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 configuration 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.
username access-level password
guest
admin 0
15 guest
admin