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DGS-1510 Series Gigabit Ethernet SmartPro Switch CLI Reference Guide

Example

This example shows how to login with username “user1”.

Switch# login

Username: user1

Password: xxxxx

Switch#

2-6 login (Line)

This command is used to set the line login method. Use the no form of the command to disable the login.

no login

Parameters

Specifies that the line login method will be login.

local

Specifies that the line login method will be local.

Default

By default, there is no login details configured for the console line.

By default, there is a login method (by password) configured for the Telnet line.

By default, there is a login local method (by username and password) configured for the SSH line.

Command Mode

Line Configuration Mode.

Command Default Level

Level: 15.

Usage Guideline

For Console and Telnet access, when AAA is enabled, the line uses rules configured by the AAA module.

When AAA is disabled, the line uses the following authentication rules:

• When login is disabled, the user can enter the line at Level 1.

• When the by password option is selected, after inputting the same password as the command

password, the user enter the line at level 1. If the password wasn’t previously configured an error

message will be displayed and the session will be closed.

• When the username and password option is selected, enter the username and password

configured by the username command.

For SSH access, there are three authentication types:

• SSH public key,

• Host-based authentication, and

• Password authentication.

The SSH public key and host-based authentication types are independent from the login command in the

line mode. If the authentication type is password, the following rules apply: