484 | Securityw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Specify the LINE Mode Password and PrivilegeYou can specify a password authentication of all users on different terminal lines. The user’s privilegelevel is the same as the privilege level assigned to the terminal line.To specify a password for the terminal line, use the following commands, in any order, in LINE mode:To view the password configured for a terminal, use the show config command in LINE mode.Enable and Disable Privilege LevelsTo set a user’s security level, use the enable or enable privilege-level commands in EXEC Privilege mode. Ifyou do not enter a privilege level, FTOS sets it to 15 by default.To move to a lower privilege level, enter the disable command followed by the level-number you wish to setfor the user in EXEC Privilege mode. If you enter the disable command without a level-number, yoursecurity level is 1.RADIUSRemote authentication dial-in user service (RADIUS) is a distributed client/server protocol. This protocoltransmits authentication, authorization, and configuration information between a central RADIUS serverand a RADIUS client (the Dell Force10 system). The system sends user information to the RADIUS serverand requests authentication of the user and password. The RADIUS server returns one of the followingresponses:• Access-Accept—the RADIUS server authenticates the user• Access-Reject—the RADIUS server does not authenticate the userIf an error occurs in the transmission or reception of RADIUS packets, you can view the error by enablingthe debug radius command.Command Syntax Command Mode Purposeprivilege level level LINE Configure a custom privilege level for the terminallines.• level level range: 0 to 15. Levels 0, 1, and 15 arepre-configured. Levels 2 to 14 are available forcustom configuration.password [encryption-type] password LINE Specify either a plain text or encrypted password.Configure the following optional and requiredparameters:• encryption-type: Enter 0 for plain text or 7 forencrypted text.• password: Enter a text string up to 25 characterslong.
