4331 router doesn't take secret password

[neelw1870]

I have a 4331 router and I'm trying to add a username and password. The password has "$" and the router removes that character as well as the one after. Below is an example of the command I'm using and even though it shows up when I do a "sh run" it won't let me log in using the password I put in.

conf t# username (username here) privilege 15 secret (password here)

[johnlloyd_13]

hi,

the password is encrypted and that's normal.

how do you connect to your 4K router using the local user/login? is it via console or remote telnet/SSH?

make sure you've configured 'login local' under the line console or VTY:

config t

line con 0

 login local

line vty 0 4

 login local

[neelw1870]

I have logged in via console and I am currently trying to SSH into it. I get an "invalid input" and the "local" when I try and input that command. If I do "password" instead of "secret" it shows that it has removed the "$" in the password as well as the character after so for example if my password is "P@$$w0rd$21" it will save it as "P@0rd1" and it will let me log in using that password without the "$"

[SAMEHELSAMMAK]

USE THIS INSTEAD

username USER privilege 15 secret 9 PASSWORD