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Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Reference Manual User Manual

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Assigning passwords

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For example:

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 management module’s flash memory or a
PCMCIA flash card in the management module’s slots 1 or 2, save the system configuration to
flash memory, and clear caches at this level.

CONFIG – The configuration level. This level lets you configure the system’s IP address and
configure routing features. To access the CONFIG mode, you must already be logged into the
Privileged level of the EXEC mode.

NOTE

You cannot assign a password using the Web management interface. You can assign passwords
using the IronView Network Manager, if an Enable password for a Super-user is already configured
on the device.

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:

1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged level of the

EXEC mode:

BigIron RX> enable

BigIron RX#

2. Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the following command:

BigIron RX# configure terminal

BigIron RX(config)#

3. Enter the following command to set the super-user password:

BigIron RX(config)# enable super-user-password

SSH@BigIron RX(config)# username sandy expires 20

SSH@BigIron RX(config)# show user

Username Password

Encrypt Priv Status Expire Time

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sandy $1$Gz...uX/$wQ44fVGtsqbKWkQknzAZ6. enabled 0 enabled 20 days