Chapter 8
| Authentication Commands
User Accounts and Privilege Levels
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{0 | 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password.
password password - The authentication password for the user. (Maximum
length: 32 characters plain text or encrypted, case sensitive)
Default Setting
The default access level is 0 (Normal Exec).
The factory defaults for the user names and passwords are:
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
The encrypted password is required for compatibility 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 an FTP 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 access-level 15
Console(config)#username bob password 0 smith
Console(config)#
privilege This command assigns a privilege level to specified command groups or individual
commands. Use the no form to restore the default setting.
Syntax
privilege mode [all] level level command
no privilege mode [all] command
mode - The configuration mode containing the specified command.
(See “Understanding Command Modes” on page 100 and “Configuration
Commands” on page 102.)
all - Modifies the privilege level for all subcommands under the specified
command.
level level - Specifies the privilege level for the specified command. Refer to
the default settings described for the access level parameter under the
username command. (Range: 0-15)
Table 38: Default Login Settings
username access-level password
guest
admin
0
15
guest
admin