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• 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 password option is 0. The default encryption type for secret option is 0.
The default value of privilege level is 1.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.8(0.0) Introduced on the S3048-ON and S4048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.5(0.0) Added support for roles on the Z9000, S6000, S4820T, S4810, MXL.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.7.1.0 Added support for the secret option and the MD5 password encryption.
Extended the name from 25 to 63 characters.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information To view the dened user names, use the show running-config user command.
Related Commands
password — species a password for users on terminal lines.
show running-cong — views the current conguration.
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