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Configure a Username and Password
Configure a system username and password to access the system remotely.
To configure a username and password, follow this step:
Configure the Enable Password
Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default.
Configure a password as a basic security measure. There are two types of
enable passwords:
•
enable password stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a DES encryption
method.
•
enable secret is stored in the running/startup configuration in using a stronger, MD5 encryption method.
Dell Force10 recommends using the
enable secret password.
To configure an enable password:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1
Configure a username and
password to access the system
remotely.
username username password [encryption-type]
password
encryption-type
specifies how you are inputting the
password, is 0 by default, and is not required.
• 0 is for inputting the password in clear text.
• 7 is for inputting a password that is already
encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the
encrypted password from the configuration of
another Dell Force10 system.
CONFIGURATION
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Create a password to
access EXEC Privilege
mode.
enable [password | secret] [level level] [encryption-type] password
level
is the privilege level, is 15 by default, and is not required.
encryption-type specifies how you are inputting the password, is 0 by
default, and is not required.
• 0 is for inputting the password in clear text.
• 7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a
DES hash. Obtain the encrypted password from the configuration
file of another Dell Force10 system. Can be used only for enable
password.
• 5 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using an
MD5 hash. Obtain the encrypted password from the configuration
file of another Dell Force10 system. Can be used only for enable
secret password.
CONFIGURATION
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