D
CLI OverviewTelnet Sessions
D-11
Command Line Interface
Command Output All output from the CLI commands is limited to the standard 80 
columns supported by most Telnet interfaces. The output is flush-left.
login
The Command Line Interface allows a single Telnet client to be 
connected to the switch. If a Telnet client logs out, or if after 15 
minutes of inactivity the client’s access times out, another Telnet 
client may log in. Also note that the Telnet client (user) must log in 
any time the switch is restarted, because the current user’s access is 
lost. Examples of a restart include an IPL and any power-off situation.
Syntax
login
Purpose This command allows a Telnet client to connect to the switch.
Description This command allows the user to log in with either Administrator or 
Operator access rights. The default password for each is password.
A user who logs in with Administrator access rights can use all of the 
commands described in this appendix. Operator access rights grant 
permission to use only the show branch of the DS-32M2 CLI 
command tree; for example, the show.system command.
The login command is called automatically by the CLI each time a 
new Telnet session is activated, as well as each time new 
administrator access rights are configured.
After the login command is issued, the 
Username: prompt 
automatically appears. After a valid user name is entered, the 
Password: prompt automatically appears. After the corresponding 
valid password is entered, the 
Root> prompt appears. At this prompt 
the user enters any of the commands included in Table D-2 on 
page D-6.
A user name and password can be set by the Administrator through 
the config.security.userRights.administrator command or through 
the config.security.userRights.operator command.
The CLI does not require that the user names and passwords set 
through the CLI commands match those set through the switch’s 
Embedded Web Server.
Parameters This command has no parameters.