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Example
To enter console line mode, enter the following command:
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login
Use this command to enable password checking at login. Use the no form
to disable password checking and allow connections without a password.
Syntax
login [local]
no login
local - Selects local password checking. Authentication is based on
the user name specified with the username command.
Default Setting
By default, virtual terminals require a password. If you do not set a
password for a virtual terminal, it will respond to attempted
connections by displaying an error message and closing the connection.
Command Mode
Line Configuration
Command Usage
• There are three authentication modes provided by the switch itself at
login:
- login selects authentication by a single global password as
specified by the password line configuration command. When
using this method, the management interface starts in Normal
Console(config)#line console
Console(config-line)#