Quidway NetEngine20/20E
Configuration Guide - Basic Configurations 4 Basic Configuration
Issue 05 (2010-01-30) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential
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The system view is displayed.
Step 2 Run:
header login { information text | file file-name }
The header text is set during login.
Step 3 Run:
header shell { information text | file file-name }
The header text is set after the login.
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Header text is the prompt displayed by the system when users connect to the router, log in or
start interactive configuration. Configure the header text to provide detailed indication.
4.2.6 Configuring the Password for Switching User Levels
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When simple is used, the password is saved in the configuration files in simple text. Login
users with lower level can get the password by viewing the configuration. This may cause
security problems. Therefore, cipher is used to save the password in encrypted text.
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When cipher is used to set a password, the password cannot be taken back from the
system. You must keep well the password from being forgotten or lost.
Do as follows on the router:
Step 1 Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2 Run:
super password [ level user-level ] { simple | cipher } password
The password for switching user levels is configured.
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When users log in to the router with a lower user level, they switch to a super user level to
perform advanced operations by entering the corresponding password. The password needs to
be configured beforehand.
4.2.7 Switching User Levels
Do as follows on the router:
Run: