Switching User Levels - Huawei Quidway S2700 Series Configuration Manual

Quidway S2700 Series Ethernet Switches
Configuration Guide - Basic Configuration
When simple is used, the password is saved in the configuration files in simple text. Login users
with lower level can obtain the password by viewing the configuration. This may cause security
problems. Therefore, cipher is used to save the password in encrypted text.
If the pass word is set in cipher mode, the password cannot be resumed from the system. Save
the password to avoid oblivion or miss.
Do as follows on the switch:
Procedure
Step 1 Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2 Run:
super password [ level user-level ] { simple | cipher } password
The password for switching user levels is configured.
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4.3.3 Switching User Levels

You need to enter the set password when being switched from a lower level to a higher level.
Context
An accurate password must be entered when the user is switched from a lower level to a higher
level.
Do as follows on the switch:
Procedure
Step 1 Run:
super [ level ]
User levels are switched.
Step 2 Follow the prompt and enter a password.
If the password entered is correct, the user can switch to a higher level. If the user enters a
password incorrectly for three consecutive times, the user remains at the current login level and
returns to the user view.
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Issue 01 (2011-07-15)
CAUTION
NOTE
When the login user of lower level is switched to the user of higher level through the super command, the
system automatically sends trap messages and records the switchover in a log. When the switched level
is lower than that of the current level, the system only records the switchover in a log.
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