Administrator Guide
password Enter the keyword password then the encryption-type or the password.
secret Enter the keyword secret then the encryption-type or the password.
encryption-type
Enter an encryption type for the password that you enter.
• 0 directs the system to store the password as clear text. It is the default encryption
type when using the password option.
• 7 to indicate that a password encrypted using a DES hashing algorithm follows. This
encryption type is available with the password option only.
• 5 to indicate that a password encrypted using an MD5 hashing algorithm follows. This
encryption type is available with the secret option only, and is the default encryption
type for this option.
password
Enter a string up to 32 characters long.
privilege
level
Enter the keyword privilege then a number from zero (0) to 15.
role
role-name
Enter the keyword role followed by the role name to associate with that user ID.
secret Enter the keyword secret then the encryption type.
sha256-password Enter the keyword sha256-password then the encryption-type or the password.
Defaults The default encryption type for the password option is 0. The default encryption type for the secret option is
0.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.10(0.0) Added support for the sha256-password option for S3100, S3048–ON, S4048–ON,
S4810, S4820T, S5000, S6000, S6000–ON, Z9100–ON, MXL, and Z9500.
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.5(0.1) Added support for roles on the Z9500.
9.5(0.0) Added support for roles on the Z9000, S6000, S4820T, S4810, MXL.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.7.1.0 Added support for the secret option and the MD5 password encryption. Extended the
name from 25 to 63 characters.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information To view the defined user names, use the show running-config user command.
Related
Commands
• password — specifies a password for users on terminal lines.
• enable sha256-password — configures SHA-256 based password.
• show running-config — views the current configuration.
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