Reference Guide

• 7 means that the password is encrypted and hidden.
password Enter a text string up to 32 characters long. The first
character of the password must be a letter. You cannot use
spaces in the password.
Defaults No password is configured.
Command
Modes
LINE
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
Dell Networking OS prompts users for these passwords when the method for
authentication or authorization used is "line".
Related
Commands
enable password – sets the password for the enable command.
login authentication – configures an authentication method to log in to the switch.
service password-encryption – encrypts all passwords configured in Dell
Networking OS.
radius-server key – configures a key for all RADIUS communications between the
switch and the RADIUS host server.
tacacs-server key – configures a key for communication between a TACACS+
server and client.
username – establishes an authentication system based on user names.
password-attributes
Configure the password attributes (strong password).
S5000
Syntax
password-attributes [min-length number] [max-retry number]
[character-restriction [upper number] [lower number] [numeric
number] [special-char number]]
To return to the default, use the no password-attributes [min-length
number] [max-retry number] [character-restriction [upper
number] [lower number] [numeric number] [special-char number]]
command.
Parameters
min-length
number
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords min-length followed by
the number of characters. The range is 0 to 32 characters.
max-retry
number
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords max-retry followed by the
number of maximum password retries. The range is 0 to 16.
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