Administrator Guide

The following example shows the Telnet session for user john. The show privilege command output confirms 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
Current privilege level is 8
Dell#?
configure Configuring from terminal
disable Turn off privileged commands
enable Turn on privileged commands
exit Exit from the EXEC
no Negate a command
show Show running system information
terminal Set terminal line parameters
traceroute Trace route to destination
Dell#confi
Dell(conf)#?
end Exit from Configuration mode
exit Exit from Configuration mode
no Reset a command
snmp-server Modify SNMP parameters
Dell(conf)#
Specifying LINE Mode Password and Privilege
You can specify a password authentication of all users on different terminal lines.
The user’s privilege level is the same as the privilege level assigned to the terminal line, unless a more specific privilege level is assigned to
the user.
To specify a password for the terminal line, use the following commands.
• Configure a custom privilege level for the terminal lines.
LINE mode
privilege level level
• level level: The range is from 0 to 15. Levels 0, 1, and 15 are pre-configured. Levels 2 to 14 are available for custom
configuration.
• Specify either a plain text or encrypted password.
LINE mode
password [encryption-type] password
Configure the following optional and required parameters:
• encryption-type: Enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text.
• password: Enter a text string up to 32 characters long.
To view the password configured for a terminal, use the show config command in LINE mode.
Enabling and Disabling Privilege Levels
To enable and disable privilege levels, use the following commands.
• Set a user’s security level.
Security
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