DGS-1210 Metro Ethernet Managed Switch CLI Reference Guide
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disable password encryption
Purpose Used to disable password encryption on a user account.
Syntax
disable password encryption
Description
The user account configuration information will be stored in the
configuration file, and can be applied to the system at a time in the
future. If the password encryption is enabled, the password will be in
encrypted form. If password encryption is disabled and the user
specifies the password in encrypted form, or if the password has
been c
onverted to encrypted form by the last enabled password
encryption command, the password will still be in encrypted form. It
can not revert back to plain text.
Parameters None.
Restrictions Only Administrat level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To disable password encryption on the Switch:
DGS-1210-28MP/ME:5# disable password encryption
Command: disable password encryption
Success.
DGS-1210-28MP/ME:5#
Purpose To create user accounts.
Syntax
create account [admin | operator | power-user | user]
<username 15>
Description
The create account command creates an administrator, operator,
or user account that consists of a username and an optional
password. Up to 31 accounts can be created. You can enter
username and Enter. In this case, the system prompts for the
account’s password, which may be between 0 and 15 characters.
Alternatively, you can enter the username and password on the
Parameters
admin − Name of the administrator account.
opeator − Specify an operator level account.
power-user − Specify an power-user level account.
user − Specify a user account with read-only permissions.
<username 15> − The account username may be between 1 and 15
characters.
password <password_string> {encrypted} -
can be included, and (optionally) can be encrypted.