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To switch from a lower user level to a higher one, a user needs to enter a password for authentication.
This password is called a super password. For more information about super passwords, see Getting
Started Guide.
To set super password control parameters:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view. system-view N/A
2. Set the password aging time
for super passwords. password-control super aging
aging-time Optional.
90 days by default.
3. Configure the minimum length
for super passwords. password-control super length
length
Optional.
10 characters by default.
A password must contain at least
eight characters.
4. Configure the password
composition policy for super
passwords.
password-control super
composition type-number
type-number [ type-length
type-length ]
Optional.
By default, the minimum number of
password composition types is 1
and the minimum number of
characters of a password
composition type is 1 too.
In FIPS mode, a password must
contain four types of characters.
Setting a local user password in interactive mode
You can set a password for a local user in interactive mode. When doing so, you need to confirm the
password.
To set a password for a local user in interactive mode:
Step Command
1. Enter system view. system-view
2. Create a local user and enter local user view. local-user user-name
3. Set the password for the local user in interactive mode. password
Displaying and maintaining password control
Task Command Remarks
Display password control
configuration information.
display password-control [ super ]
[ | { begin | exclude | include }
regular-expression ]
Available in any view