Username and password

[jonk34567]

how to create username and password in a router or switch ?

[Mark Malone · Accepted solution]

Below will setup a basic username with md5 password

conf t
username test priv 15 secret xxxxx

conf t
line vty 0 15
login local

[Julio E. Moisa]

Hi 

Additional to Mark's comment:

conf t

username <your username> privilege <privilege level> password <your password>

:-)

[IT at Very Very Small Business]

That does not work

"username admin privilege 15 admin" (without the quotes) results in a "^" under the letter d in the password. (Adding the word "secret" between the "15" and the password appears to have done something.

[IT at Very Very Small Business]

When I enter the command "line vty 0 15" (without the quotes of course) it gives me the following prompt: "Bloor_Router(config-line)#" (without the quotes) and appears to want something.

And why the "configure terminal/conf t" again after the "line vty 0 15" command (as that we are already at configuring the terminal prompt)?

[Mark Malone]

You type login local 

its conf t once only to get into configure mode then line vty 0 15 then login local

[IT at Very Very Small Business]

So the "login local" is entered at the "Bloor_Router(config-line)#" prompt then?

I tried the following but still can't login using the graphical interface - it keeps prompting me for the Level 15 username/password:

Bloor_Router#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Bloor_Router(config)#username admin privilege 15 secret 0 admin
Bloor_Router(config)#line vty 0 4
Bloor_Router(config-line)#login local
Bloor_Router(config-line)#exit
Bloor_Router(config)#exit
Bloor_Router#
*Jan  2 10:45:24.278: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console