login
This command enables password checking at login. Use the no form to disable
password checking and allow connections without a password.
Syntax
login [local]
no login
local - Selects local password checking. Authentication is based on the user
name specified with the
Default Setting
login local
Command Mode
Line Configuration
Command Usage
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There are three authentication modes provided by the switch itself at login:
login selects authentication by a single global password as specified by the
■
password
management interface starts in Normal Exec (NE) mode.
login local selects authentication via the user name and password
■
specified by the
method, the management interface starts in Normal Exec (NE) or Privileged
Exec (PE) mode, depending on the user's privilege level (0 or 15
respectively).
■
no login selects no authentication. When using this method, the
management interface starts in Normal Exec (NE) mode.
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This command controls login authentication via the switch itself. To configure
user names and passwords for remote authentication servers, you must use the
RADIUS or TACACS software installed on those servers.
Example
Console(config-line)#login local
Console(config-line)#
Related Commands
username (167)
password (104)
Chapter 4
username
line configuration command. When using this method, the
username
command (i.e., default setting). When using this
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