SMC Networks SMC7816M, SMC7816VSW User Account Commands

U SER A UTHENTICATION C OMMANDS
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User Account Commands
The basic commands required for management access are listed in this
section. This switch also includes other options for password checking via
the console or a Telnet connection (page20-26), user authentication via a
remote authentication server (page22-1), and host access authentication
for specific ports (page 22-34).
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 specifies or changes a user's ac cess level. Use the no form to
remove a user name.
Syntax
username name {access-level level | nopassword |
password{0|7}passwo rd}
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:Normal Exec, 15:Privileged Exec.
•nopassword - No password is required for this user to log in.
•{0 | 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password.
Table 22-2 User Access Commands
Command Function Mode Page
username Establishes a user name-based authentication
system at login
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enable password Sets a password to control access to the
Privileged Exec level
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