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Switching to a higher user privilege level, the first authentication

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Step 1. Enter system view. 2. Set the authentication mode for user privilege level switching. Command system-view super authentication-mode { local | scheme } * 3. Configure the password for a super password [ level user-level ] user privilege level. { cipher | simple } password Remarks N/A Optional. By default, local-only authentication is used. Required for local authentication. By default, a privilege level has no password. If you do not specify any user privilege level, you configure a password for privilege level 3. If local-only authentication is used, an AUX user interface user (a user logged in through the console port) can switch to a higher privilege level even if the privilege level has not been assigned a password. Switching to a higher user privilege level Before you switch to a higher user privilege level, obtain the required authentication data as described in Table 8. The privilege level switching fails after three consecutive unsuccessful password attempts. To switch the user privilege level, perform the following task in user view: Task Command Switch the user privilege level. super [ level ] Remarks When logging in to the device, a user has a user privilege level, which depends on user interface or authentication user level. Table 8 Information required for user privilege level switching User interface authentication mode none/password User privilege level Information required for switching the first authentication authentication mode mode local Password configured on the device with the super password command for the privilege level. local scheme Password configured on the device with the super password command for the privilege level. Information required for the second authentication mode N/A Username and password configured on the AAA server for the privilege level. scheme Username and password for the privilege level. N/A scheme local Username and password for Local user privilege level the privilege level. switching password. 18

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Step
Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Set the authentication mode
for user privilege level
switching.
super authentication-mode
{
local
|
scheme
}
*
Optional.
By default, local-only
authentication is used.
3.
Configure the password for a
user privilege level.
super password
[
level
user-level
]
{
cipher
|
simple
}
password
Required for local authentication.
By default, a privilege level has no
password.
If you do not specify any user
privilege level, you configure a
password for privilege level 3.
If local-only authentication is used, an AUX user interface user (a user logged in through the console port)
can switch to a higher privilege level even if the privilege level has not been assigned a password.
Switching to a higher user privilege level
Before you switch to a higher user privilege level, obtain the required authentication data as described
in Table 8.
The privilege level switching fails after three consecutive unsuccessful password attempts.
To switch the user privilege level, perform the following task in user view:
Task
Command
Remarks
Switch the user privilege level.
super
[
level
]
When logging in to the device, a
user has a user privilege level,
which depends on user interface or
authentication user level.
Table 8
Information required for user privilege level switching
User interface
authentication
mode
User privilege level
switching
authentication mode
Information required for
the first authentication
mode
Information required for the
second authentication mode
none/password
local
Password configured on the
device with the
super
password
command for the
privilege level.
N/A
local
scheme
Password configured on the
device with the
super
password
command for the
privilege level.
Username and password
configured on the AAA server for
the privilege level.
scheme
Username and password for
the privilege level.
N/A
scheme
local
Username and password for
the privilege level.
Local user privilege level
switching password.