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DGS-3630 Layer 3 Stackable Managed Switch CLI Reference Guide Default By default, no username-based authentication system is established. If not specified, use 1. Command Mode Global Configuration Mode. Command Default Level Level: 15. Usage Guideline This command creates user accounts with different access levels. When the user login with Level 1, the user will be in the User EXEC Mode. The user needs to further use the enable command to enter the Privileged EXEC Mode. When the user login with a Level higher than or equal to 2, the user will directly enter the Privileged EXEC Mode. Therefore, the Privileged EXEC Mode can be in Levels 2 to 15. The user can specify the password in the encrypted form or in the plain-text form. If it is in the plain-text form, but the service password encryption is enabled, then the password will be converted to the encrypted form. If the no username command is used without the user name specified, all users are removed. By default, the user account is empty. When the user account is empty, the user will be directly in the User EXEC Mode at Level 1. The user can further enter the Privileged EXEC Mode using the enable command. Example This example shows how to create an administrative username, called admin, and a password, called "mypassword". Switch# configure terminal Switch(config)# username admin privilege 15 password 0 mypassword Switch(config)# This example shows how to remove the user account with the username admin. Switch# configure terminal Switch(config)# no username admin Switch(config)# 3-16 password This command is used to create a new password. Use the no form of this command to remove the password. password [0 | 7 | 15] PASSWORD no password Parameters 0 (Optional) Specifies the password in clear, plain text. The password length is between 1 and 32 characters and can contain embedded spaces. It is casesensitive. If the password syntax cannot be specified, the syntax remains plain text. 37

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DGS-3630 Layer 3 Stackable Managed Switch CLI Reference Guide
37
Default
By default, no username-based authentication system is established.
If not specified, use 1.
Command Mode
Global Configuration Mode.
Command Default Level
Level: 15.
Usage Guideline
This command creates user accounts with different access levels. When the user login with Level 1, the user will
be in the User EXEC Mode. The user needs to further use the
enable
command to enter the Privileged EXEC
Mode.
When the user login with a Level higher than or equal to 2, the user will directly enter the Privileged EXEC Mode.
Therefore, the Privileged EXEC Mode can be in Levels 2 to 15.
The user can specify the password in the encrypted form or in the plain-text form. If it is in the plain-text form, but
the service password encryption is enabled, then the password will be converted to the encrypted form.
If the
no username
command is used without the user name specified, all users are removed.
By default, the user account is empty. When the user account is empty, the user will be directly in the User EXEC
Mode at Level 1. The user can further enter the Privileged EXEC Mode using the
enable
command.
Example
This example shows how to create an administrative username, called
admin
, and a password, called
mypassword
”.
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# username admin privilege 15 password 0 mypassword
Switch(config)#
This example shows how to remove the user account with the username
admin
.
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# no username admin
Switch(config)#
3-16
password
This command is used to create a new password. Use the
no
form of this command to remove the password.
password [0 | 7 | 15]
PASSWORD
no password
Parameters
0
(Optional) Specifies the password in clear, plain text. The password length is
between 1 and 32 characters and can contain embedded spaces. It is case-
sensitive. If the password syntax cannot be specified, the syntax remains plain
text.