Setting passwords and user names
You can configure manager and operator passwords in one step.
Syntax
[no] password {manager | operator | port-access | all} [user-name name] [{ plaintext | sha1} ASCII-STR]
Sets or clears a local user name/password for a given access level. The command sets or changes existing passwords. If no password is provided in the command, you are prompted to enter the new password twice.
The
[no]
form of the command removes specific local password protection.
The
port-access
option is available only if
include-credentials
is enabled.
When the switch is in enhanced secure mode, password entry displays as asterisks.
Parameters
manager
Configures access to the switch with manager-level privileges.
operator
Configures access to the switch with operator-level privileges.
port-access
Configures network access to the switch for 802.1X clients.
all
Configures all available types of access.
user-name name
The optional text string of the user name associated with the password. Range: 0 to 64 characters.
{plaintext | sha1} ASCII-STR
Format for the password entry, and the password itself (up to 64 characters). Specifies the type of algorithm (if any) used to hash the password. Valid values are
plaintext
orsha-1
The default type isplaintext
, which is also the only type accepted for theport-access
parameter.