CLI Guide

Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Related
Commands
clear ip dhcp snooping — clears the contents of the DHCP binding table.
username
Establish an authentication system based on user names.
Syntax
username name [nopassword | {password | secret} [encryption-
type] password] [privilege level]
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 Enter a text string for the name of the user up to 63
characters.
nopassword Enter the keyword nopassword to specify that the user
should not enter a password.
password Enter the keyword password followed by the
encryption-type or the password.
secret Enter the keyword secret followed by the encryption-
type or the password.
encryption-type Enter an encryption type for the password that you enter.
• 0 directs Dell Networking OS 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 follow. 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.
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