Specifications

C613-10506-01-REV A Software Release Note AlliedWare Plus Version 5.4.2-0.1 7
Privilege level enhancements
AlliedWare Plus now supports 15 privilege levels, divided into 3 groups:
■ levels 1-6 provide access to most show commands, in User Exec mode
■ levels 7-14 provide access to some more show commands, in Privileged Exec mode
■ level 15 provides access to some additional show commands and all configuration
commands, in Privileged Exec mode
Network administrators can now control user access to each privilege level by configuring
separate enable passwords for each privilege level, and configuring each user's initial privilege
level (for locally configured users).
Users can move from their initial privilege level to a higher level by entering the enable
command, specifying a privilege level, and entering that level's password.
These enhancements mean that network administrators can manage user access rights to
network devices more effectively than was previously possible.
The command changes introduced to support these enhancements are:
■ For the username command, the meaning of the level parameter has changed. This is now
the maximum privilege level that you can access without having to enter an enable
password.
■ The enable password and enable secret commands now store up to 15 different
passwords. You can enter these passwords to access privilege levels greater than their
configured privilege level. You can not access levels above your configured privilege level
unless an enable password has been configured for that level.
■ The enable commands now take an optional level parameter that specifies which level you
want to access.
■ A new command enables AAA authentication to determine the privilege level that you can
access for passwords authenticated locally. See the aaa authentication enable default local
command in the AAA Commands chapter.
■ Many show commands that were previously available at privilege level 7 are now available
at privilege level 1 or 15 instead. To see changes for particular show commands, see
Table 4 on page 10.
■ As before, you can display your current privilege level. See the show privilege command in
the User Access Commands chapter.