COMMAND LINE INTERFACE
•{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:
username |
| password |
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guest | 0 | guest |
admin | 15 | admin |
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Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
The encrypted password is required for compatiblity 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.
Example
This example shows how the set the access level and password for a user.
Console(config)#username bob
Console(config)#username bob password 0 smith
Console(config)#
