Command Reference Guide

178 ● local-user password-display-mode 3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family
Command Reference
local-user password-display-mode
Purpose Use the local-user password-display-mode command to configure the
password display mode of all the local users.
Use the undo local-user password-display-mode command to restore the
default password display mode of all the local users.
Syntax local-user password-display-mode { cipher-force | auto }
undo local-user password-display-mode
Parameters cipher-force
Forced cipher mode specifies that the passwords of all
the accessed users must be displayed in cipher text.
auto
The auto mode specifies that a user is allowed to use
the password command to set a password display
mode.
Default By default, auto applies when displaying passwords of local users.
Example Force all the local users to have passwords displayed in cipher text.
[3Com] local-user password-display-mode cipher-force
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ System view
Description If cipher-force applies, the effort of specifying in the password command to display
passwords in simple text is rendered useless.
Related Commands ■ display local-user
■ password