Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family
Command Reference Guide Chapter 5 User Interface Configuration Commands
3Com Corporation
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Description
Use the set authentication password command to set a local authentication
password.
Use the undo set authentication password command to remove the local
authentication password.
Regardless of whether the password format is set to plain text or ciphertext, a user
must input plain text password at authentication time.
When configuring a password, you must specify its format either to simple or to cipher
to save it in plain text or ciphertext. In the latter case, the password is displayed in
ciphertext regardless of whether the password you entered is in plain text or in
ciphertext.
By default, Telnet users must provide passwords at login, that is, the
authentication-mode password command applies. If no password is configured, the
following information appears:
Login password has not been set !
Related command: authentication-mode.
Example
# Set the local authentication password for the user interfaces VTYs 0 through 4 to
huawei.
[3com-ui-vty0-4] authentication-mode password
[3com-ui-vty0-4] set authentication password simple huawei
5.1.25 shell
Syntax
shell
undo shell
View
User interface view
Parameter
None
Description
Use the shell command to enable terminal services on the user interface.
Use the undo shell command to cancel the current setting.
If you want to enable telnet redirect, you must configure this command.