User Account And Password Commands - D-Link 5000 Series Cli Reference Manual

5000 Series Layer 2/3 Managed Data Center Switch CLI Reference Guide
Example
The following is an example specifying the default authentication method for a console.
(Routing)(Config)#line console
(Routing)(Config-line)#login authentication default

User Account and Password Commands

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The username command is used in the Global Config mode in order to add a new user to the local user
database. The privilege level, by default, is 1. By using the encrypted keyword, an administrator is
allowed to transfer local user passwords between devices without being required to know the passwords.
When the password parameter is used in conjunction with the encrypted parameter, the length of the
password must be exactly 128 hexadecimal characters. In the event that the password strength feature is
enabled, a check for password strength is conducted by the command, after which it returns an
appropriate error indicator if the password fails to meet the password strength criteria. Use of the optional
parameter override-complexity-check causes the password strength validation to be disabled.
The no command is used to return to the default specified by authentication login command.
username name {password password [encrypted [override-complexity-check] | level level
[encrypted [override-complexity-check]] | override-complexity-check]} | {level level [override-
complexity-check] password}
no username name
Parameters
name
password password
level level
encrypted
override-complexity-check
Default
The default is None.
Indicates the name of the user, which must be 1-64 characters in length.
Indicates the authentication password for the user, which typically must
be 8-64 characters in length. However, this value can be zero in the
event that the no password min-length command has been executed.
Various special characters may be included in the password, including !
# $ % & ' ( ) * + , - / ; < = > @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~.
Indicates the user level, which must be anywhere from 0-15. A level 15
user may assign a level 0 value to another user in order to suspend that
user's access. Otherwise, an access level of 1 can be entered for a non-
privileged user (switch > prompt), while an access level of 15 can be
entered to provide the highest level of privilege (switch # prompt). If the
level is not specified in instances where it is optional, then the privilege
level is set at 1.
(Optional) Indicates the encrypted password entered, with that password
being copied from another switch configuration.
(Optional) Indicates that the password strength validation is disabled.
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