Cli Prompt - Cisco ASR 9000 Getting Started Manual

CLI Prompt

When you log in, the username and password may be validated by any of the following services:
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The username and password validation method that your router uses is determined by the router
configuration. For information on configuring username and password validation methods, see
. For information on which username and password to use, see your system administrator.
To log in to the router, enter your username and password when prompted. For example:
User Access Verification
Username: iosxr
Password: password
RP/0//CPU0:router#
Passwords are case sensitive. To log in to using a root-system username , enter the username in the
Note
following format: username@admin. To support admin login, local database authentication must be
enabled with the aaa authentication login remote local command. For more information, see .
After you log in, the router displays the CLI prompt, which is described in the
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For information on how privileges are assigned to usernames, see .

CLI Prompt

After you log in, you see the CLI prompt for the Cisco IOS XR software. This prompt identifies the
router to which you are issuing commands. The CLI prompt represents the path, through the router, to
the CPU that executes the commands you enter. The syntax for the CLI prompt is: type/rack/slot/module:
router-name#.
Table 2
Prompt Syntax Components
type
rack
slot
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Usernames configured on the router (username command in global configuration mode)
Root-system usernames configured
Passwords configured for the router console and auxiliary ports (password or secret command in
line configuration mode)
RADIUS server
TACACS+ server
52. The command set that you can use is determined by the privileges assigned to your username.
Table 2 describes the CLI prompt.
CLI Prompt Description
Description
Type of interface or card with which you are communicating. For
most user communication tasks, the type is "RP".
Rack number. In a standalone router, the rack number is always "0".
Slot in which the is installed.
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