Deployment Guide

Configuration Task List for Privilege Levels
The following list has the configuration tasks for privilege levels and passwords.
● Configuring a Username and Password (mandatory)
● Configuring the Enable Password Command (mandatory)
● Configuring Custom Privilege Levels (mandatory)
● Specifying LINE Mode Password and Privilege (optional)
● Enabling and Disabling Privilege Levels (optional)
For a complete listing of all commands related to privilege levels and passwords, refer to the Security chapter in the Dell
Networking OS Command Reference Guide.
Configuring a Username and Password
In the Dell Networking OS, you can assign a specific username to limit user access to the system.
To configure a username and password, use the following command.
● Assign a user name and password.
CONFIGURATION mode
username name [access-class access-list-name] [nopassword | password [encryption-type]
password] [privilege level]
Configure the optional and required parameters:
○ name: Enter a text string up to 63 characters long.
○ access-class access-list-name: Enter the name of a configured IP ACL.
○ nopassword: Do not require the user to enter a password.
○ encryption-type: Enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text.
○ password: Enter a string.
○ privilege level The range is from 0 to 15.
To view usernames, use the show users command in EXEC Privilege mode.
Configuring the Enable Password Command
To configure the Dell Networking OS, use the enable command to enter EXEC Privilege level 15. After entering the command,
the system requests that you enter a password.
Privilege levels are not assigned to passwords, rather passwords are assigned to a privilege level. You can always change a
password for any privilege level. To change to a different privilege level, enter the enable command, then the privilege level. If
you do not enter a privilege level, the default level 15 is assumed.
To configure a password for a specific privilege level, use the following command.
● Configure a password for a privilege level.
CONFIGURATION mode
enable password [level level] [encryption-mode] password
Configure the optional and required parameters:
○ 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.
To change only the password for the enable command, configure only the password parameter.
To view the configuration for the enable secret command, use the show running-config command in EXEC Privilege
mode.
In custom-configured privilege levels, the enable command is always available. No matter what privilege level you use on the
system, you can enter the enable 15 command to access and configure all CLIs.
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