Logging In; Using A Default User Account; Using An Administratively Configured User Account; Clearing And Closing The Cli - Enterasys C5G124-24 Configuration Manual

Logging In

By default, the switch is configured with three user login accounts—ro for Read-Only access, rw
for Read-Write access, and admin for super-user access to all modifiable parameters. The default
password is set to a blank string. For information on changing these default settings, refer to
Chapter 5, User Account and Password

Using a Default User Account

If this is the first time you are logging in to the switch, or if the default user accounts have not been
administratively changed, proceed as follows:
1. At the login prompt, enter one of the following default user names:
– ro for Read-Only access.
– rw for Read-Write access.
– admin for Super User access.
2. Press ENTER. The Password prompt displays.
3. Leave this string blank and press ENTER. The switch information and prompt displays as
shown in

Using an Administratively Configured User Account

If the switch's default user account settings have been changed, proceed as follows:
1. At the login prompt, enter your administratively-assigned user name and press ENTER.
2. At the Password prompt, enter your password and press ENTER.
The notice of authorization and the prompt displays as shown in
Note: Users with read-write and read-only access can use the
to change their own account passwords. Administrators with Super User (su) access can use the
set system login
command to change any local account password.

Clearing and Closing the CLI

Use the cls command to clear the session screen.
Use the exit command to leave a CLI session. This command is also used to move to a lower router
mode.

Navigating the Command Line Interface

Getting Help with CLI Syntax

The switch allows you to display usage and syntax information for individual commands by
typing help or ? after the command.

CLI Command Defaults Descriptions

Each command description in the CLI Reference Guide for your product includes a section
entitled "Defaults" which contains different information from the factory default settings on the
switch described in
enters a command without typing optional parameters (indicated by square brackets [ ]). For
Figure 3-1.
command (page 4-6) to create and change user accounts, and the
Chapter 4, System
Management.
Configuration. The section defines CLI behavior if the user
Using the Command Line Interface
Figure 3-1 on page 3-2.
set password command (page 4-9)
set password
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