Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family
Command Reference Guide
Chapter 1 Basic Configuration Commands
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board control, user management, level setting, as well as parameter setting within
a system (the last case involves those non-protocol or non RFC provisioned
commands).
Login users are also classified into four levels that correspond to the four command
levels. After users at different levels log in, they can only use commands at their own, or
lower, levels.
To fence off intrusion of illegitimate users, users are required to provide the correct
super password, if one has been configured using the super password command,
when they switch from a lower level to a higher level. For privacy sake, the entered
password is not displayed on the screen. Users have three chances to provide the
correct password. Only after the correct password is entered can they switch to the
higher level. Otherwise, the original user level remains unchanged.
Related command: super password.
Example
<3Com> super 3
Password:
User privilege changes to 3 level, just equal or less this level's
commands can be used.
Privilege note: 0-VISIT, 1-MONITOR, 2-SYSTEM, 3-MANAGE
1.1.23 super password
Syntax
super password [ level user-level ] { simple | cipher } password
undo super password [ level user-level ]
View
System view
Parameter
user-level: User level in the range 1 to 3.
simple: Plain text password, a string of up to 16 consecutive characters.
cipher: Ciphertext password. You can define it in plain text, or a string of up to 16
consecutive characters. The system will automatically generate the corresponding
ciphertext, for example, 7-CZB#/YX]KQ=^Q`MAF4<1!! for 123. Alternatively, you can
define the password directly in ciphertext, a string of up to 24 characters. Whichever
method is used, you must provide the password in plain text at authentication time. For
this reason, you are recommended to define a ciphertext password in plain text.