Managing System User Management Configurations
Configuration Guide
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Step 4 Use the following command to create an enable password unencrypted or symmetric
encrypted.
enable admin password { [ 0 ]
password
| 7
encrypted-password
}
Create an Enable Password. It can change the users’ access level to Admin. By default, it is
empty.
0: Specify the encryption type. 0 indicates that the password you entered is unencrypted, and
the password is saved to the configuration file unencrypted. By default, the encryption type is 0.
password
: Enter an enable password. It is a string from 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters
or symbols. The password is case sensitive, allows digits, English letters (case sensitive),
underlines and sixteen special characters.
7: Specify the encryption type. 7 indicates that the password you entered is symmetric
encrypted, and the password is saved to the configuration file symmetric encrypted.
encrypted-password
: Enter a symmetric encrypted password with fixed length, which you can
copy from another switch’s configuration file. After the encrypted password is configured, you
should use the corresponding unencrypted password to reenter this mode.
Use the following command to create an enable password unencrypted or MD5 encrypted.
enable admin secret { [ 0 ]
password
| 5
encrypted-password
}
Create an Enable Password. It can change the users’ access level to Admin. By default, it is
empty.
0: Specify the encryption type. 0 indicates that the password you entered is unencrypted, but
the password is saved to the configuration file MD5 encrypted. By default, the encryption type
is 0.
password
: Enter an enable password. It is a string from 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters
or symbols. The password is case sensitive, allows digits, English letters (case sensitive),
underlines and sixteen special characters.
5: Specify the encryption type. 5 indicates that the password you entered is MD5 encrypted,
and the password is saved to the configuration file MD5 encrypted.
encrypted-password
: Enter a MD5 encrypted password with fixed length, which you can copy
from another switch’s configuration file. After the encrypted password is configured, you
should use the corresponding unencrypted password to reenter this mode.
Step 5 show user account-list
Verify the information of the current users.
Step 6 end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7 copy running-config startup-config
Save the settings in the configuration file.
Tips:

The AAA function applies another method to manage the access users’ name and
password. For details, refer to
AAA Configuration
in
Configuring Network Security
.

The logged-in users can enter the Enable Password on this page to get the
administrative privileges.
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