Administrator Guide

Security Commands 884
Syntax
password password [encrypted]
no password
• password — Password for this level. (Range: 8- 64 characters)
•
encrypted — Encrypted password to be entered, copied from another
switch configuration.
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
aaa IAS User Configuration
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
console#configure
console(config)#aaa ias-user username client-1
console(Config-IAS-User)#password client123
console(Config-IAS-User)#no password
Example of adding a MAB Client to the Internal user database with MAC
address f81f.3ccc.b157. Be sure to enter the password in upper case letters or
authentication will fail with an "MD5 Validation Failure" as the password
hash does not match.
console#configure
console(config)#aaa ias-user username f81f3ccb1157
console(Config-IAS-User)#password F81F3CCB1157
console(Config-IAS-User)#exit
console(config)#
password (User Exec)
Use the password command in User Exec mode to allow a currently logged in
user to change the password for only that user without having read/write
privileges. This command should be used after the password has aged. The
user is prompted to enter the old password and the new password.
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