Reference Guide

Command
Modes
LINE
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 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
The software measures the period of inactivity defined in this command as the
period between consecutive keystrokes. For example, if your password is
“password” you can enter “p” and wait 29 seconds to enter the next letter.
username
Establish an authentication system based on user names.
Z9000
Syntax
username name [access-class access-list-name] [nopassword |
{password | secret} [encryption-type] password] [privilege
level]
If you do not want a specific user to enter a password, use the nopassword
option.
To delete authentication for a user, use the no username name command.
Parameters
name Enter a text string for the name of the user up to 63
characters.
access-class
access-list-
name
Enter the keywords access-class then the name of a
configured access control list (either an IP access control list
or MAC access control list).
nopassword Enter the keyword nopassword to specify that the user
should not enter a password.
password Enter the keyword password then the encryption-type
or the password.
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Security