Password Assignment; Assigning Passwords - Brocade Communications Systems ICX 6430 Hardware Installation Manual

Password assignment

By default, the CLI is not protected by passwords. To secure CLI access, Brocade strongly
recommends assigning passwords. Refer to the FastIron Ethernet Switch Administration Guide.
NOTE
You can assign passwords using Brocade Network Advisor if an enable password for a Super User has
been configured on the device.
The CLI contains the following access levels:
• User EXEC - The level you enter when you first start a CLI session. At this level, you can view
some system information but you cannot configure system or port parameters.
• Privileged EXEC - This level is also called the Enable level and can be secured by a password.
You can perform tasks such as managing files on the flash module, saving the system
configuration to flash, and clearing caches at this level.
• CONFIG - The configuration level. This level allows you to configure the system IP address and
configure switching and routing features. To access the CONFIG mode, you must already be
logged in to the Privileged EXEC level.
You can set the following levels of Enable passwords:
• Super User - Allows complete read-and-write access to the system. This is generally for system
administrators and is the only password level that allows you to configure passwords.
NOTE
You must set a Super User password before you can set other types of passwords.
• Port Configuration - Allows read-and-write access for specific ports but not for global (system-
wide) parameters.
• Read-Only - Allows access to the Privileged EXEC mode and CONFIG mode but only with read
access.

Assigning passwords

Complete the following steps to set passwords.
NOTE
Depending on the device you purchased, and the code (Layer 2 or Layer 3) loaded on your system, the
router prompt is displayed accordingly. For example, for an ICX 6450-48P device running Layer 3 code
on the device, the router prompt displays ICX6450-48P Router> at the CLI level.
1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged EXEC mode:
device> enable
2. Access the config mode of the CLI by entering the following command:
device# configure terminal
3. Enter the following command to set the Super User password:
device(config)# enable super-user-password joe
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