Reference Guide

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Figure 45-3. User john’s Login and the List of Available Commands
Specify LINE mode password and privilege
You can specify a password authentication of all users on different terminal lines. The user’s privilege
level will be the same as the privilege level assigned to the terminal line, unless a more specific privilege
level is is assigned to the user.
To specify a password for the terminal line, use the following commands, in any order, in the LINE mode:
To view the password configured for a terminal, use the
show config command in the LINE mode.
Enable and disabling privilege levels
Enter the enable or enable privilege-level command in the EXEC Privilege mode to set a user’s security
level. If you do not enter a privilege level, FTOS sets it to 15 by default.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
privilege level level LINE Configure a custom privilege level for the terminal
lines.
•
level level range: 0 to 15. Levels 0, 1 and 15 are
pre-configured. Levels 2 to 14 are available for
custom configuration.
password [encryption-type] password LINE Specify either a plain text or encrypted password.
Configure the following optional and required
parameters:
• encryption-type: Enter 0 for plain text or 7 for
encrypted text.
•
password: Enter a text string up to 25 characters
long.
apollo% telnet 172.31.1.53
Trying 172.31.1.53...
Connected to 172.31.1.53.
Escape character is '^]'.
Login: john
Password:
FTOS#show priv
Current privilege level is 8
FTOS#?
configure Configuring from terminal
disable Turn off privileged commands
enable Turn on privileged commands
exit Exit from the EXEC
no Negate a command
show Show running system information
terminal Set terminal line parameters
traceroute Trace route to destination
FTOS#confi
FTOS(conf)#?
end Exit from Configuration mode
i if fiid