Access Security Guide K/KA/KB.15.15

manager
Configures access to the switch with manager-level privileges.
operator
Configures access to the switch with operator-level privileges.
port-access
Configures access to the switch through 802.1X authentication with operator-level
privileges.
user-namename
The optional text string of the user name associated with the password. Username
up to 64 characters.
plaintext|sha1
Format for the password entry, and the password itself (up to 64 characters).
Specifies the type of algorithm (if any) used to hash the password. Valid values
are plaintext or sha-1 The default type is plaintext, which is also the
only type accepted for the port-access parameter.
Figure 2 Example of configuring manager and operator passwords
Removing password protection using the CLI
Removing password protection means to eliminate password security. This command prompts you
to verify that you want to remove one or both passwords, then clears the indicated password(s).
(This command also clears the username associated with a password you are removing.) For
example, to remove the operator password (and username, if assigned) from the switch, you would
do the following:
Syntax:
[no]password
Executing this command removes password protection from the operator level so
anyone able to access the switch console can gain operator access without entering
a username or password.
Syntax:
[no]password all
This command removes both operator and manager password protection.
Example
Figure 3 Removing a password and associated username from a switch
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