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The password | nopassword parameter indicates whether the user must enter a password. If you
specify password , enter the string for the user's password. You can enter up to 48 characters for
password-string . If strict password enforcement is enabled on the device, you must enter a minimum
of eight characters containing the following combinations:
• At least two upper case characters
• At least two lower case characters
• At least two numeric characters
• At least two special characters
NOTE
You must be logged on with Super User access (privilege level 0) to add user accounts or configure
other access parameters.
To display user account information, enter the following command.
device#show users
Syntax: show users
To know the different methods to secure access to the device using the configured username and
password, see
on page 75.
Changing a local user password
To change a local user password for an existing local user account, enter a command such as the
following at the global CONFIG level of the CLI.
NOTE
You must be logged on with Super User access (privilege level 0) to change user passwords.
device(config)#username wonka password willy
If password masking is enabled, enter the username, press the [Enter] key, then enter the password.
device(config)#username wonka password
Enter Password:
The above commands change wonka's user name and password.
Syntax: [no] username user-string password password-string
Enter up to 48 characters for user-string.
The password-string parameter is the user password. The password can be up to 48 characters and
must differ from the current password and two previously configured passwords.
When a password is changed, a message such as the following is sent to the Syslog.
SYSLOG: <14>Jan 1 00:00:00 10.44.9.11 Security: Password has been changed for user
tester from console session.
The message includes the name of the user whose password was changed and during which session
type, such as Console, Telnet, SSH, Web, SNMP, or others, the password was changed.
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