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18 CHAPTER 1: USING SYSTEM ACCESS COMMANDS
■ system-view
■ telnet
■ user-interface
■ user privilege level
Logging in Commands This section describes the commands that you can use to configure system access
and system security.
authentication-mode Syntax
authentication-mode { password | scheme | none }
View
User interface view
Parameter
password: Requires local authentication of password at log in.
scheme: Requires local or remote authentication of username and password at
log in.
none: Allows users to log in without username or password.
Description
This command configures the authentication method for a user at log in.
Use the command authentication-mode password to prompt a user for local
password authentication at login. To set the password, use
set authentication
password
.
Use the command authentication-mode scheme to prompt a user to provide
local or remote user name and password authentication at login. The type of the
authentication depends on your network configuration. For further information,
see “AAA and RADIUS”.
Use the command authentication-mode none to allow a user to log in without
username or password authentication.
By default, users logging in using the console port do not need to pass any
terminal authentication. Users logging in via modem or Telnet are required to
provide password authentication when they log in.
Example
To configure local password authentication, enter the following command:
<4500>system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[4500]user-interface aux 0
[4500-ui-aux0]authentication-mode password