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Use this command to enable password checking at login. Use the no form
to disable password checking and allow connections without a password.
Syntax
login [local]
no login
local - Selects local password checking. Authentication is based on
the user name specified with the username command.
Default Setting
By default, virtual terminals require a password. If you do not set a
password for a virtual terminal, it will respond to attempted
connections by displaying an error message and cl osing the connection.
Command Mode
Line Configuration
Command Usage
If you specify login without the local option, authentication is based
on the password specified with the password line configuration
command.
Example
Related Commands
username
password
Console(config-line)#login local
Console(config-line)#