Configure User Accounts And Passwords - Juniper MX204 Quick Start Manual

3. Start the CLI.
root# cli
root@host>
4. Enter configuration mode.
root@host> configure
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root@host#

Configure User Accounts and Passwords

For information about using an encrypted password or an SSH public key string (DSA or RSA), see
Configuring the Root Password
1. Add a password to the root administration user account. Enter a cleartext password.
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root@host# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
password
New password:
Retype new password:
2. Create a management console user account.
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root@host# set system login user
password
New Password:
Retype new password:
3. Set the user account class to super-user.
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root@host# set system login user
user
and .
password
user-name authentication plain-text-password
password
user-name class super-user
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