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YSTEM
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OMMANDS
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• The device has two predefined privilege levels:
0:NormalExec,15: Privileged Exec.
• nopassword - No password is required for this user to log in.
•{0 | 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password.
• password password - The authentication password for the user.
(Maximum length: 8 characters, 32 encrypted, case sensitive)
Default Setting
• The default access level is 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 a TFTP server. There is no need for you to
manually configure encrypted passwords.
Example
This example shows how to set the access level and password for a user.
enable password
After initially logging onto the system, you should set the Privileged Exec
password. Remember to record it in a safe place. Use this command to
control access to the Privileged Exec level from the Normal Exec level.
Use the no form to reset the default password.
username access-level password
guest
admin
0
15
guest
admin
Console(config)#username bob access-level 15
Console(config)#username bob password 0 smith
Console(config)#
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