H3C Technologies H3C S7500E Series Switches - Manual (Page 33)

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Authentication
mode
Meaning Description
local scheme
Performs the local
password
authentication first
and then the
remote AAA
authentication
The switch authenticates a user by using the local password first,
and if no password for privilege level switch is set, for the user
logged in from the console port, the privilege level is switched
directly; for the user logged in from any of the AUX, TTY, or VTY
user interfaces, the AAA authentication is performed.
scheme local
Performs remote
AAA
authentication first
and then the local
password
authentication
AAA authentication is performed first, and if the remote
HWTACACS or RADIUS server does not respond or AAA
configuration on the switch is invalid, the local password
authentication is performed.
Follow these steps to set the authentication mode for user privilege level switch:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Set the authentication mode for
user privilege level switch
super authentication-mode
{ local | scheme } *
Optional
local by default.
Configure the password for user
privilege level switch
super password [ level
user-level ] { simple | cipher }
password
Required if the authentication
mode is set to local (that is,
specify the local keyword when
setting the authentication mode)
By default, no privilege level switch
password is configured.