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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software
password (AAA)
SR-33
Cisco IOS XR System Security Command Reference
password (AAA)
To create a login password for a user, use the password command in username or line configuration
mode. To remove the password, use the no form of this command.
password {0 | 7} password
no password {0 | 7} password
Syntax Description
Defaults No password is specified.
Command Modes Username configuration
Line configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper
task IDs. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, see the Configuring AAA Services on
Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide.
You can specify one of two types of passwords: encrypted or clear text.
When an EXEC process is started on a line that has password protection, the process prompts for the
password. If the user enters the correct password, the process issues the prompt. The user can try three
times to enter a password before the process exits and returns the terminal to the idle state.
Passwords are two-way encrypted and should be used for applications such as PPP that need decryptable
passwords.
Note The show running-config command does not display the login password in clear text when the 0 option
is used to specify an unecrypted password.
Task ID
0 Specifies that an unencrypted (clear-text) password follows.
7 Specifies that an encrypted password follows.
password Character-string password to be entered by the user to log in.
Release Modification
Release 2.0 This command was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1.
Release 3.0 No modification.
Release 3.2 This command was supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Release 3.3.0 No modification.
Task ID Operations
aaa read, write