H3C S3100-52P Operation Manual page 6

Operation Manual – CLI
H3C S3100-52P Ethernet Switch
Specify the
authentication
mode for user
level
switching
Note:
When both the super password authentication and the HWTACACS authentication are
specified, the device adopts the preferred authentication mode first. If the preferred
authentication mode cannot be implemented (for example, the super password is not
configured or the HWTACACS authentication server is unreachable), the backup
authentication mode is adopted.
II. Adopting super password authentication for user level switching
With the super password set, you can pass the super password authentication
successfully only when you provide the super password as prompted. If no super
password is set, the system prompts "%Password is not set" when you attempt to
switch to a higher user level. In this case, you cannot pass the super password
authentication.
The following table lists the operations to configure super password authentication for
user level switching, which can only be performed by level-3 users.
To do...
Super password
authentication
HWTACACS
authentication
Super password
authentication preferred
(with the HWTACACS
authentication as the
backup authentication
mode)
HWTACACS
authentication preferred
(with the super
password
authentication as the
backup authentication
mode)
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Chapter 1 CLI Configuration
Use the command...
super
authentication-mode
super-password
super
authentication-mode
scheme
super
authentication-mode
super-password
scheme
super
authentication-mode
scheme
super-password
Remarks
Optional
By default,
super
password
authentication
is adopted for
user level
switching.