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• 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-specific. 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.
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