Cisco IOS XR User Manual

Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software
How to Configure AAA Services
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DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
configure
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2
username user-name
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# username user1
Creates a name for a new user (or identifies a current user)
and enters username configuration submode.
• The user-name argument can be only one word. Spaces
and quotation marks are not allowed.
Step 3
password {0 | 7} password
or
secret {0 | 5} secret
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-un)# password 0
pwd1
or
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-un)# secret 0 sec1
Specifies a password for the user named in Step 2.
• Use the secret command to create a secure login
password for the user names specified in Step 2.
• Entering 0 following the password command specifies
that an unencrypted (clear-text) password follows.
Entering 7 following the password command specifies
that an encrypted password follows.
• Entering 0 following the secret command specifies that
a secure unencrypted (clear-text) password follows.
Entering 5 following the secret command specifies that
a secure encrypted password follows.
• Type 0 is the default for the password and secret
commands.
Step 4
group group-name
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-un)# group sysadmin
Assigns the user named in Step 2 to a user group that has
already been defined through the usergroup command.
• The user takes on all attributes of the user group, as
defined by that user group’s association to various task
groups.
• Each user must be assigned to at least one user group.
A user may belong to multiple user groups.

Cisco IOS XR Specifications

General

Operating System	Cisco IOS XR
Architecture	Microkernel
High Availability	Yes
Type	Network operating system
Developed by	Cisco Systems
License	Proprietary
Programming Language	C, C++
Kernel	QNX
Supported Platforms	Cisco ASR9000, NCS series
Security Features	Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Boot, Encryption
Management Interface	CLI, SNMP, NETCONF, RESTCONF
Release Date	2004
Target Devices	High-end core routers, service provider edge routers, data center interconnect (DCI) routers
Supported Hardware	Cisco routers and switches
Networking Protocols	BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS
Virtualization Support	Virtualization-ready, supports network function virtualization (NFV) and containerization technologies.