HP 6125G Configuration Manual page 24

Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Set the authentication mode
for user privilege level
switching.
3. Configure the password for a
user privilege level.
If local-only authentication is used, an AUX user interface user (a user logged in through the console port)
can switch to a higher privilege level even if the privilege level has not been assigned a password.
Switching to a higher user privilege level
Before you switch to a higher user privilege level, obtain the required authentication data as described
in Table 8.
The privilege level switching fails after three consecutive unsuccessful password attempts.
To switch the user privilege level, perform the following task in user view:
Task
Switch the user privilege level.
Table 8 Information required for user privilege level switching
User interface
authentication
mode
none/password
Command
system-view
super authentication-mode { local
| scheme } *
super password [ level user-level ]
{ cipher | simple } password
Command
super [ level ]
User privilege level
switching
authentication mode
local
local scheme
scheme
scheme local
Information required for
the first authentication
mode
Password configured on the
device with the super
password command for the
privilege level.
Password configured on the
device with the super
password command for the
privilege level.
Username and password for
the privilege level.
Username and password for
the privilege level.
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Remarks
N/A
Optional.
By default, local-only
authentication is used.
Required for local authentication.
By default, a privilege level has no
password.
If you do not specify any user
privilege level, you configure a
password for privilege level 3.
Remarks
When logging in to the device, a
user has a user privilege level,
which depends on user interface or
authentication user level.
Information required for the
second authentication mode
N/A
Username and password
configured on the AAA server for
the privilege level.
N/A
Local user privilege level
switching password.