74 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide53-1002253-01Setting up local user accounts44. Enter no password at the prompt. (You cannot abbreviate this command.) This command willcause the device to bypass the system password check.5. Enter boot system flash primary at the prompt.6. After the console prompt reappears, assign a new password.Displaying the SNMP community stringIf you want to display the SNMP community string, enter the following commands.BigIron RX(config)# enable password-displayBigIron RX(config)# show snmp serverThe enable password-display command enables display of the community string, but only in theoutput of the show snmp server command. Display of the string is still encrypted in the startupconfiguration file and running configuration. Enter the command at the global CONFIG level of theCLI.Disabling password encryptionWhen you configure a password, then save the configuration to the Brocade device’s flash memory,the password is also saved to flash as part of the configuration file. By default, the passwords areencrypted so that the passwords cannot be observed by another user who displays theconfiguration file. Even if someone observes the file while it is being transmitted over TFTP, thepassword is encrypted.If you want to remove the password encryption, you can disable encryption by entering the followingcommand.BigIron RX(config)# no service password-encryptionSyntax: [no] service password-encryptionSpecifying a minimum password lengthBy default, the Brocade device imposes no minimum length on the Line (Telnet), Enable, or Localpasswords. You can configure the device to require that Line, Enable, and Local passwords be atleast a specified length.For example, to specify that the Line, Enable, and Local passwords be at least 8 characters, enterthe following command.BigIron RX(config)# enable password-min-length 8Syntax: enable password-min-length The can be from 1 – 48.Setting up local user accountsYou can define up to 16 local user accounts on a device. User accounts regulate who can accessthe management functions in the CLI using the following methods:• Telnet access
