Cisco Router IOS XR Getting Started Manual page 147

Chapter 5 Configuring Additional Router Features
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
Step 2
username user-name
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# username user1
Step 3
password {0 | 7} password
or
secret {0 | 5} password
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-un)# password 0
pwd1
or
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-un)# secret 5 pwd1
Step 4
group group-name
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-un)# group sysadmin
Step 5 Repeat Step 4 for each user group to be associated with
the user specified in Step 2.
Step 6
commit
Example:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-un)# commit
Related Documents
For more information on configuration and management of users and user access privileges, see the
following Cisco documents:
Related Topic
Create users, assign users to user groups, create and
modify user groups, and configure remote AAA access
OL-10957-02
Creating and Modifying User Accounts and User Groups
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Creates a name for a new user (or identifies a current user)
and enters username configuration submode.
The user-name argument can be only one word. Spaces
•
and quotation marks are not allowed.
Specifies a password for the user named in Step 2.
• Use the secret command to create a secure login
password for the user names specified in Step 2.
• Entering 0 following the password command specifies
that an unencrypted (clear-text) password follows.
Entering 7 following the password command specifies
that an encrypted password follows.
Entering 0 following the secret command specifies that
•
a secure unencrypted (clear-text) password follows.
Entering 5 following the secret command specifies that
a secure encrypted password follows.
Type 0 is the default for the password and secret
•
commands.
Assigns the user named in Step 2 to a user group.
The user takes on all attributes of the user group, as
•
defined by the user group association to various task
groups.
Each user must be assigned to at least one user group.
•
A user may belong to multiple user groups.
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Saves configuration changes and activates them as part of
the running configuration.
Document Title
Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide
Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide
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