CLI Guide

secret Enter the keyword secret then the encryption-type or
the password.
encryption-type 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.
password Enter a string up to 32 characters long.
privilege level Enter the keyword privilege then a number from zero (0)
to 15.
role role-name Enter the keyword role followed by the role name to
associate with that user ID.
secret Enter the keyword secret then the encryption type.
Defaults The default encryption type for the password option is 0. The default encryption
type for the secret option is 0.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes All Modes
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.5(0.0) Introduced the support for roles on the MXL 10/40GbE
Switch.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information To view the defined user names, use the show running-config user
command.
Related
Commands
password — specifies a password for users on terminal lines.
show running-config — views the current configuration.
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