Users Guide

• 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.
sha256-password Enter the keyword sha256-password then the encryption-type or the password.
Defaults The default encryption type for password option is 0. The default encryption type for secret option is 5. The
default encryption type for sha256-password option is 8. 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, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.0) Added support for the sha256-password option for S3100, S3048–ON, S4048–ON,
S4810, S4820T, S5000, S6000, S6000–ON, Z9100–ON, MXL, and Z9500.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-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.
• enable sha256-password — congures SHA-256 based password.
• show running-cong — views the current conguration.
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