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38 Chapter 1 CLI Basics
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Setting the CLI password
You can set passwords using the cli password command for selected types of
access using the CLI, Telnet, or RADIUS security.
For more information on Telnet access, refer to Chapter 3. For more information
on using RADIUS security with the CLI, refer to Chapter 3.
cli password command
The cli password is in two forms and performs the following functions for
either the switch of the entire stack:
• Changes the password for access through the serial console port and Telnet
• Specifies changing the password for serial console port or Telnet access and
whether to authenticate password locally or with the RADIUS server
The syntax for the
cli password commands are:
cli password {switch|stack} {ro|rw} <WORD> <WORD>
cli password {switch|stack} {serial|telnet}
{none|local|radius}
The cli password command is in the config command mode.
Table 2 describes the parameters and variables for the
cli password command.