Chapter 6: System Configuration Using Acli; Setting User Access Limitations Using Acli; Setting The Read-Only And Read/Write Passwords - Avaya 4524GT Configuration Manual

Chapter 6: System configuration using
The modules in this section provide procedures to configure the switch or stack with ACLI.

Setting user access limitations using ACLI

The administrator can use ACLI to limit user access by creating and maintaining passwords
for Web, Telnet, and Console access. This is a two-step process that requires that you first
create the password and then enable it.
Ensure that Global Configuration mode is entered in ACLI before you start these tasks.

Setting the read-only and read/write passwords

The first step to requiring password authentication when the user logs in to a switch is to edit
the password settings. To complete this task, perform the following steps:
1. Access ACLI through the Telnet protocol or a Console connection.
2. From the command prompt, use the cli password command to change the
3. Press Enter.
Configuration — System
ACLI
desired password.
cli password {read-only | read-write} <password>
Table 10: cli password parameters
cli password command.
Table 10: cli password parameters
Parameter
{read-only | read-write}
<password>
on page 71 explains the parameters for the
Description
This parameter specifies if the password
change is for read-only access or read/write
access.
If password security is disabled, the length can
be 1-15 chars. If password security is enabled,
the range for length is 10-15 chars.
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