The encrypted password is required for compatibility with legacy
◆
password settings (i.e., plain text or encrypted) when reading the
configuration file during system bootup or when downloading the
configuration file from a TFTP server. There is no need for you to
manually configure encrypted passwords.
E
XAMPLE
Console(config)#enable password level 15 0 admin
Console(config)#
R
C
ELATED
enable (707)
authentication enable (826)
This command adds named users, requires authentication at login,
username
specifies or changes a user's password (or specify that no password is
required), or specifies or changes a user's access level. Use the no form to
remove a user name.
S
YNTAX
username name {access-level level | nopassword |
password {0 | 7} password}
no username name
name - The name of the user. (Maximum length: 32 characters,
case sensitive. Maximum users: 16)
access-level level - Specifies the user level.
The device has two predefined privilege levels:
0: Normal Exec, 15: Privileged Exec.
nopassword - No password is required for this user to log in.
{0 | 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password.
password password - The authentication password for the user.
(Maximum length: 32 characters plain text or encrypted, case
sensitive)
D
S
EFAULT
The default access level is Normal Exec.
The factory defaults for the user names and passwords are:
Table 74: Default Login Settings
username
guest
admin
C
M
OMMAND
Global Configuration
OMMANDS
ETTING
access-level
0
15
ODE
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HAPTER
User Accounts and Privilege Levels
password
guest
admin