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To avoid misoperations, the administrators are recommended to log in to the device by using a lower
privilege level and view device operating parameters, and when they have to maintain the device, they
can switch to a higher level temporarily; when the administrators need to leave for a while or ask
someone else to manage the device temporarily, they can switch to a lower privilege level before they
leave to restrict the operation by others.
The high-to-low user level switching is unlimited. However, the low-to-high user level switching requires
the corresponding authentication.
Complete the following tasks to configure user level switching:
Task Remarks
The administrator configures
the user level switching
authentication policies
Adopting super password authentication for user
level switching
Required
The user switches user level
after logging in
Switching to a specific user level Required
Adopting super password authentication for user level switching
With the super password set, you can pass the super password authentication successfully only when
you provide the super password as prompted. If no super password is set, the system prompts
“%Password is not set” when you attempt to switch to a higher user level. In this case, you cannot pass
the super password authentication.
For example, after the administrator configures the super password level 3 simple 123 command,
when users of level 0 through level 2 want to switch to user level 3, they need to input super password
123.
The following table lists the operations to configure super password authentication for user level
switching, which can only be performed by level-3 users (administrators).
Follow these steps to set a password for use level switching:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
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Set the super password for
user level switching
super password [ level level ]
{ cipher | simple } password
Required
The configuration will take effect
on all user interfaces.
By default, the super password is
not set.
The super password is for level switching only and is different from the login password.
Switching to a specific user level
Follow these steps to switch to a specific user level: