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AAA Commands 207
username
Use the username command in Global Configuration mode to add a new user
to the local users database. To remove a user name use the no form of this
command.
Syntax
username
name
password
password
[level
level
] [encrypted]
no username
name
•
name
— The name of the user. (Range: 1-20 characters)
•
password
— The authentication password for the user. (Range: 8-64
characters. This value can be 0 [zero] if the no passwords min-length
command has been executed.)
•
level
— The user level. Level 0 can be assigned by a level 15 user to another
user to suspend that user’s access. (Range: 0-15)
•
encrypted
— Encrypted password entered, copied from another switch
configuration.
Default Configuration
No user name is defined.
The default privilege level is 1.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This command can be used to unlock a locked user account for an already
existing user.
Example
The following example configures user "bob" with password "xxxyyymmmm"
and user level 15.
console(config)# username bob password xxxyyymmmm
level 15