HP A5830 Series Configuration Manual page 24

Step...
1. Enter system view.
2. Set the authentication mode
for user privilege level switch.
3. Configure the password for
user privilege level switch.
Switching the user privilege level
When the authentication mode is set to local, configure the local password before switching to a
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higher user privilege level.
When the authentication mode is set to scheme, configure AAA related parameters before switching
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to a higher user privilege level.
The privilege level switch fails after three consecutive unsuccessful password attempts.
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For more information about user interface authentication, see "CLI login."
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Task...
Switch the user privilege level
When you switch the user privilege level, the information you must provide varies with combinations of the
user interface authentication mode and the super authentication mode.
Table 5 Information entered for user privilege level switch
User interface
authentication
mode
none/password
Command...
system-view
super authentication-mode
{ local | scheme } *
super password [ level user-
level ] { simple | cipher }
password
Command...
super [ level ]
User privilege
Information input for the
level switch
authentication first authentication mode
mode
Local user privilege level
Local switch password (configured
on the switch).
Local user privilege level
local scheme
switch password.
Username and password for
Scheme
privilege level switch.
Username and password for
scheme local
privilege level switch.
Remarks
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Optional.
local by default.
Required if the authentication mode is set to
local (specify the local keyword when setting
the authentication mode).
By default, no privilege level switch
password is configured.
Remarks
Required
When logging in to the switch, a user has
a user privilege level, which depends on
user interface or authentication user level.
Available in user view.
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Information input after the
authentication mode changes
—
Username and password for
privilege level switch (configured on
the AAA server).
—
Local user privilege level switch
password.