Username - Cisco 300 Series Cli Manual

Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) Commands
78-21075-01 Command Line Interface Reference Guide
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If password recovery is disabled, the user can access the boot menu and
trigger the password recovery in the boot menu. The configuration files
and user files are removed.
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If a device is configured to protect its sensitive data with a user-defined
passphrase for (Secure Sensitive Data), then the user cannot trigger the
password recovery from the boot menu even if password recovery is
enabled.
Example
The following command disables password recovery:
switchxxxxxx (config)# no service password recovery
Note that choosing to use Password recovery option in the Boot Menu during
the boot process will remove the configuration files and the user files.
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17.10 username

Use the username Global Configuration mode command to establish a
username-based authentication system. Use the no form to remove a user name.
Syntax
name {nopassword | password password | privilege privilege-level |
username
unencrypted-password | encrypted encrypted-password}
name
username
name
no username
Parameters
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name—The name of the user. (Range: 1–20 characters)
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nopassword—No password is required for this user to log in.
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unencrypted-password—The authentication password for the user. (Range:
1–159)
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encrypted-password
encrypted
encrypted. Use this keyword to enter a password that is already encrypted
(for instance that you copied from another the configuration file of another
device). (Range: 1–40)
—Specifies that the password is MD5
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