Huawei Quidway S8500 Series User Manual

Command Manual – Getting Started
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches Chapter 1
Commands Used to Log in to Switch
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Parameter
cipher: Displays the current password with cipher text.
simple: Displays the current password with plain text.
password: If the authentication is in the simple mode, the password must be in plain
text. If the authentication is in the cipher mode, the password can be either in
encrypted text or in plain text. The result is determined by the input. A plain text
password is a sequential character string of no more than 16 digits, for example,
huawei918. The length of an encrypted password must be 24 digits and in encrypted
text, for example, _(TT8F]Y\5SQ=^Q`MAF4<1!!.
Description
Use the set authentication password command to configure the password for local
authentication.
Use the undo set authentication password command to cancel local authentication
password.
The password in plain text is required when performing authentication, regardless
whether the configuration is plain text or encrypted text.
 Note:
By default, password is required to be set for authenticating local users and remote
Modem users log in via the AUX port, and Telnet users log in through Ethernet port. If
no password has been set, the following prompt will be displayed “Login password has
not been set.”
Example
# Configure the local authentication password on VTY 0 to aaa.
<Quidway>system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[Quidway] user-interface vty 0
[Quidway-ui-vty0] set authentication password simple aaa
1.1.26 shell
Syntax
shell
undo shell

Huawei Quidway S8500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Huawei
Model	Quidway S8500 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English