Brocade FastIron SX Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide - Manual (Page 82)

NOTE
You can assign passwords using the Brocade Network Advisor software if an enable password for a
Super User has been configured on the device.
The CLI contains the following access levels:
• User EXEC - The level you enter when you first start a CLI session. At this level, you can view
some system information but you cannot configure system or port parameters.
• Privileged EXEC - This level is also called the Enable level and can be secured by a password.
You can perform tasks such as manage files on the flash module, save the system configuration
to flash, and clear caches at this level.
• CONFIG - The configuration level. This level lets you configure the system’s IP address and
configure switching and routing features. To access the CONFIG mode, you must already be
logged into the Privileged level of the EXEC mode.
You can set the following levels of Enable passwords:
• Super User - Allows complete read and write access to the system. This is generally for system
administrators and is the only password level that allows you to configure passwords.
NOTE
You must set a super user password before you can set other types of passwords.
• Port Configuration - Allows read and write access for specific ports but not for global (system-
wide) parameters.
• Read Only - Allows access to the Privileged EXEC mode and CONFIG mode but only with read
access.
To set passwords, complete the following steps.
1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged level of the
EXEC mode.
device > enable
2. Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the following command.
device # configure terminal
device (config#
3. Enter the following command to set the super-user password.
device (config)# enable super-user-password text
NOTE
You must set the super-user password before you can set other types of passwords.
4. Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords.
device (config)# enable port-config-password text
device (config)# enable read-only-password text
If you forget your super-user password, refer to Recovering from a lost password
on page 81.
Syntax: enable{ enable super-user-password text | read-only-password text | port-config-
password text }
Password text can be up to 32 characters long.
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