encryption-
type
Enter an encryption type for the
password
that you enter.
•
0
directs the system to store the password as clear text. It
is the default encryption type when using the
password
option.
•
7
to indicate that a password encrypted using a DES
hashing algorithm follows. This encryption type is
available with the
password
option only.
•
5
to indicate that a password encrypted using an MD5
hashing algorithm follows. This encryption type is
available with the
secret
option only, and is the default
encryption type for this option.
password
Enter a string up to 32 characters long.
privilege
level
Enter the keyword
privilege
then a number from zero (0)
to 15.
role
role-name
Enter the keyword
role
followed by the role name to
associate with that user ID.
secret
Enter the keyword
secret
then the encryption type.
Defaults
The default encryption type for the
password
option is
0
. The default encryption
type for the
secret
option is
0
.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 9.5(0.0)
Introduced the support for roles on the MXL 10/40GbE
Switch.
Version 8.3.16.1
Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
To view the defined user names, use the
show running-config user
command.
Related
Commands
password
— specifies a password for users on terminal lines.
show running-config
— views the current configuration.
userrole
Create user roles for the role-based security model.
Syntax
userrole
name
inherit
existing-role-name
To delete a role name, use the no userrole
name
command. Note that the reserved
role names may not be deleted.
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