Users Guide
• level level: specify a level from 0 to 15. Level 15 includes all levels.
• encryption-type: enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text.
• password: enter a string up to 25 characters long.
To change only the password for the enable command, congure only the password parameter.
3 Congure level and commands for a mode or reset a command’s level.
CONFIGURATION mode
privilege mode {level level command | reset command}
Congure the following required and optional parameters:
• mode: enter a keyword for the modes (exec, configure, interface, line, route-map, or router)
• level level: the range is from 0 to 15. Levels 0, 1, and 15 are pre-congured. Levels 2 to 14 are available for custom
conguration.
• command: a CLI keyword (up to ve keywords allowed).
• reset: return the command to its default privilege mode.
Examples of Custom Privilege Level Commands
To view the conguration, use the show running-config command in EXEC Privilege mode.
The following example shows a conguration to allow a user john to view only EXEC mode commands and all snmp-server commands.
Because the snmp-server commands are enable level commands and, by default, found in CONFIGURATION mode, also assign the
launch command for CONFIGURATION mode,
configure, to the same privilege level as the snmp-server commands.
Line 1: The user john is assigned privilege level 8 and assigned a password.
Line 2: All other users are assigned a password to access privilege level 8.
Line 3: The configure command is assigned to privilege level 8 because it needs to reach CONFIGURATION mode where the snmp-
server
commands are located.
Line 4: The snmp-server commands, in CONFIGURATION mode, are assigned to privilege level 8.
Dell(conf)#username john privilege 8 password john
Dell(conf)#enable password level 8 notjohn
Dell(conf)#privilege exec level 8 configure
Dell(conf)#privilege config level 8 snmp-server
Dell(conf)#end
Dell#show running-config
Current Configuration ...
!
hostname Force10
!
enable password level 8 notjohn
enable password Force10
!
username admin password 0 admin
username john password 0 john privilege 8
!
The following example shows the Telnet session for user john. The show privilege command output conrms that john is in privilege
level 8. In EXEC Privilege mode,
john can access only the commands listed. In CONFIGURATION mode, john can access only the snmp-
server commands.
apollo% telnet 172.31.1.53
Trying 172.31.1.53...
Connected to 172.31.1.53.
Escape character is '^]'.
Login: john
Password:
Dell#show priv
Security
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