Username - Dell MXL 10GbE Reference Manual

Usage The software measures the period of inactivity defined in this command as the
Information period between consecutive keystrokes. For example, if your password is
"password" you can enter "p" and wait 29 seconds to enter the next letter.

username

Establish an authentication system based on user names.
Syntax
username name [access-class access-list-name] [nopassword |
{password | secret} [encryption-type] password] [privilege
level] [role role-name]
If you do not want a specific user to enter a password, use the nopassword
option.
To delete authentication for a user, use the no username name command.
Parameters
name
access-class
access-list-
name
nopassword
password
secret
encryption-
type
password
privilege level
role role-name
Security
Enter a text string for the name of the user up to 63
characters.
Enter the keywords access-class then the name of a
configured access control list (either an IP access control list
or MAC access control list).
Enter the keyword nopassword to specify that the user
should not enter a password.
Enter the keyword password then the encryption-type
or the password.
Enter the keyword secret then the encryption-type or
the password.
Enter an encryption type for the password that you enter.
• 0 directs the system to store the password as clear text. It
is the default encryption type when using the password
option.
• 7 to indicate that a password encrypted using a DES
hashing algorithm follows. This encryption type is
available with the password option only.
• 5 to indicate that a password encrypted using an MD5
hashing algorithm follows. This encryption type is
available with the secret option only, and is the default
encryption type for this option.
Enter a string up to 32 characters long.
Enter the keyword privilege then a number from zero (0)
to 15.
Enter the keyword role followed by the role name to
associate with that user ID.
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