Set Authentication Password - 3Com S7906E Command Reference Manual

System level: Commands of this level are used to configure services. Commands concerning
routing and network layers are of system level. You can utilize network services by using these
commands.
Manage level: Commands of this level are for the operation of the entire system and the system
supporting modules. Services are supported by these commands. Commands concerning file
system, file transfer protocol (FTP), trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP), downloading using
XModem, user management, and level setting are of administration level.
Examples
# Configure commands of level 0 are available to the users logging in using the user name of zbr.
<Sysname> system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[Sysname] local-user zbr
[Sysname-luser-zbr] service-type telnet level 0
# To verify the above configuration, you can quit the system, log in again using the user name of zbr,
and then list the available commands, as listed in the following.
[Sysname] quit
<Sysname> ?
User view commands:
ping
quit
super
telnet
tracert
undo

set authentication password

Syntax
set authentication password { cipher | simple } password
undo set authentication password
View
User interface view
Default Level
3: Manage level
Parameters
cipher: Specifies to display the local password in encrypted text when you display the current
configuration.
simple: Specifies to display the local password in plain text when you display the current configuration.
password: Password. The password must be in plain text if you specify the simple keyword in the set
authentication password command. If you specify the cipher keyword, the password can be in either
encrypted text or plain text. Whether the password is in encrypted text or plain text depends on the
password string entered. Strings containing up to 16 characters (such as 123) are regarded as plain text
Ping function
Exit from current command view
Set the current user priority level
Establish one TELNET connection
Trace route function
Undo a command or set to its default status
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