DELL 9.8(0.0) User Manual

Version

Description

pre-6.1.1.0

Introduced on the E-Series.

Usage 
Information

The software measures the period of inactivity defined in this command as the 
period between consecutive keystrokes. For example, if your password is 
“password” you can enter “p” and wait 29 seconds to enter the next letter.

username

Establish an authentication system based on user names.

Syntax

username name [access-class access-list-name] [nopassword | 
{password | secret} [encryption-type] password] [privilege 
level] [role role-name]
If you do not want a specific user to enter a password, use the nopassword 
option.

To delete authentication for a user, use the no username name command.

Parameters

Enter a text string for the name of the user up to 63 
characters.

access-class 
access-list-
name

Enter the keywords access-class then the name of a 
configured access control list (either an IP access control list 
or MAC access control list).

nopassword

Enter the keyword nopassword to specify that the user 
should not enter a password.

password

Enter the keyword password then the encryption-type 
or the password.

secret

Enter the keyword secret then the encryption-type or 
the password.

Enter an encryption type for the password that you enter.

• 0 directs the system to store the password as clear text. It 

is the default encryption type when using the password 

option.

• 7 to indicate that a password encrypted using a DES 

hashing algorithm follows. This encryption type is 

available with the password option only.

• 5 to indicate that a password encrypted using an MD5 

hashing algorithm follows. This encryption type is 

available with the secret option only, and is the default 

encryption type for this option.

Enter a string up to 32 characters long.

privilege level

Enter the keyword privilege then a number from zero (0) 
to 15.

Security

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