HP 5120 series User Manual

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CAUTION:
• If no user privilege level is specified when you configure the password for switching the user privilege
level with the super password command, the user privilege level defaults to 3.
• Whether you specify the simple keyword or the cipher keyword, the password is saved to the
configuration file in cipher text.
• If the user logs in from the AUX user interface (the console port), the user can switch the privilege level
to a higher level even if the authentication mode is local and no password for user privile
g
e level switch
is configured.
Switching the user privilege level
Follow the step to switch the user privilege level:
To do… Use the command…
Remarks
Switch the user privilege level super [ level ]
Required
When logging in to the switch, a
user has a user privilege level,
which depends on user interface or
authentication user level.
Available in user view.
When you switch the user privilege level, the information you need to provide varies with combinations
of the user interface authentication mode and the super authentication mode.
Table 6 Information input for user privilege level switch
User interface
authentication
mode
User privilege level
switch
authentication
mode
Information input for the
first authentication mode
Information input after the
authentication mode changes
none/password
local
Local user privilege level
switch password (configured
on the switch)
—
local scheme
Local user privilege level
switch password
Username and password for
privilege level switch (configured
on the AAA server)
scheme
Username and password for
privilege level switch
—
scheme local
Username and password for
privilege level switch
Local user privilege level switch
password
scheme
local
Local user privilege level
switch password
—
local scheme
Local user privilege level
switch password
Password for privilege level
switch (configured on the AAA
server). The system uses the
username used for logging in as
the privilege level switch
username.

HP 5120 series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	5120 series
Category	Switch
Language	English