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Switching User Level
Ove
disconnecting the current
l is 3, the user can configure system parameters; after
; when the administrators need to leave for a while or ask
vel switching requires
ion modes are available: the super
password authentication mode and HWTACACS authentication mode.
Complete the following tasks to configu
r level switching:
rview
Users can switch their user privilege level temporarily without logging out and
connection; after the switch, users can continue to configure the device without the need of relogin and
reauthentication, but the commands that they can execute have changed.
For example, if the current user privilege leve
switching the user privilege level to 0, the user can only execute some simple commands, like
ping
and
tracert
, and only a few
display
commands.
The switching of user privilege level is temporary, and effective for the current login; after the user relogs
in, the user privilege restores to the original level.
To avoid misoperations, the administrators are recommended to log in to the device by using a lower
privilege level and view device operating parameters, and when they have to maintain the device, they
can switch to a higher level temporarily
someone else to manage the device temporarily, they can switch to a lower privilege level before they
leave to restrict the operation by others.
The high-to-low user level switching is unlimited. However, the low-to-high user le
the corresponding authentication. Generally, two authenticat
re use
Task
Remarks
Specifying the authentication mode for user level
switching
Optional
Adopting super password authentication for user level
switching
Required
The administrator
configures the user
level switching
r user level
authentication policies
Adopting HWTACACS authentication fo
switching
Required
The user switches user
level after logging in
Switching to a specific user level
Required
Spe
witching requires the corresponding authentication. The super password
undancy.
el-3 users
(administrators).
Follow these steps to sp
ation mode for user level
cifying the authentication mode for user level switching
The low-to-high user level s
authentication mode and HWTACACS authentication mode are available at the same time to provide
authentication red
The configuration of authentication mode for user level switching is performed by Lev
ecify the authentic
switching: