adding new user to cisco 2960

[Dragomir]

how do I add a user with full admin rights to a 2960?

is this correct?

username user privilege 2 password 7 password ?

[houtan haddadlarijani]

Hi,

See this:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst2960x/software/15-0_2_EX/security/configuration_guide/b_sec_152ex_2960-x_cg/b_sec_152ex_2960-x_cg_chapter_0100.html#concept_AA16FD4155AA4362B3A304AFB29AE4F3

HTH

[Dragomir]

it tells me invalid encrypted password: xxxxxx

any idea?

[sumit menaria]

When you type password 7 blahblahblah .the password following 7 should be encrypted.

So you must mention something like

username user privilege 15 password 7 ahme!mdsoirrncygh

Now there is a trick to find the encrypted password corresponding the cleartext you are finding.

First enter the normal password  using username user privilge 15 password 0 <normal-password>

Then enable service password encryption.When you will view the running-config after enabling this,you will be seeing an encrypted password.

Finally delete existing user and create username again with the encrypted password.

Let me know if you face any issues!

[sumit menaria]

The highest privilege level is 15.The user having access to privilege level 2, would be able to access commands that are at privilege level 2 or below. The user at privilege level 15 would have access to everything.

So you may want to you the following command

username user privilege 15 password 7 password

Cheers!

Sumit

[paul driver]

Hello

Basic access:

username x.x.x.x privilege 15 secret x.x.x.x

line con 0
login local
privilege level 15

line vty 0 -4
login local
privilege level 15

res

Paul