Administrator Guide

• Conguring the Enable Password Command (mandatory)
• Conguring Custom Privilege Levels (mandatory)
• Specifying LINE Mode Password and Privilege (optional)
• Enabling and Disabling Privilege Levels (optional)
For a complete listing of all commands related to privilege levels and passwords, refer to the Security chapter in the Dell Networking
OS Command Reference Guide.
Conguring a Username and Password
In the Dell Networking OS, you can assign a specic username to limit user access to the system.
To congure a username and password, use the following command.
• Assign a user name and password.
CONFIGURATION mode
username name [access-class access-list-name] [nopassword | password [encryption-type]
password] [privilege level] [secret]
Congure the optional and required parameters:
– name: Enter a text string up to 63 characters long.
– access-class access-list-name: Restrict access by access-class.
– nopassword: Require password for the user to login.
– encryption-type: Enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text.
– password: Enter a string. Specify the password for the user.
– privilege level: The range is from 0 to 15.
– secret: Specify the secret for the user.
To view username, use the show users command in EXEC Privilege mode.
Conguring the Enable Password Command
To congure the Dell Networking OS, use the enable command to enter EXEC Privilege level 15. After entering the command, the
system requests that you enter a password.
Privilege levels are not assigned to passwords, rather passwords are assigned to a privilege level. You can always change a password
for any privilege level. To change to a dierent privilege level, enter the enable command, then the privilege level. If you do not
enter a privilege level, the default level 15 is assumed.
To congure a password for a specic privilege level, use the following command.
• Congure a password for a privilege level.
CONFIGURATION mode
enable password [level level] [encryption-mode] password
Congure the optional and required parameters:
– level level: Specify a level from 0 to 15. Level 15 includes all levels.
– encryption-type: Enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text.
– password: Enter a string.
To change only the password for the enable command, congure only the password parameter.
To view the conguration for the enable secret command, use the show running-config command in EXEC Privilege
mode.
In custom-congured privilege levels, the enable command is always available. No matter what privilege level you entered, you can
enter the
enable 15 command to access and congure all CLIs.
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