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Authorization and Command Levels (Hierarchy)
Authorization and Command Levels (Hierarchy)
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When using the CLI there are two important concepts that you must understand to navigate:
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The following sections describe the available Authorization and Command Hierarchy Levels and how to
maneuver within them.
The on-screen prompt indicates both your authorization level and your command hierarchy level, as well
as the assigned host name.
Throughout the manual, SCE is used as the sample host name.
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CLI Authorization Levels
The SCE platform has four authorization levels, which represent the user access permissions. When you
initially connect to the SCE platform, you automatically have the most basic authorization level, that is
User, which allows minimum functionality.
To monitor the system, you must have Viewer authorization, while to perform administrative functions
on the SCE platform, you must have Admin or Root authorization. A higher level of authorization is
accessed by logging in with appropriate password, as described in the procedures below.
In each authorization level, all the commands of the lower authorization layers are available in addition
to commands that are authorized only to the current level.
The following CLI commands are related to authorization levels:
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Each authorization level has a value (number) corresponding to it. When using the CLI commands, use
the values, not the name of the level, as shown in
Cisco SCE 2000 and SCE 1000 Software Configuration Guide
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CLI Command Mode Hierarchy, page 2-3
Prompt Indications, page 2-6
Navigating Between Authorization Levels and Command Modes, page 2-7
Authorization Level — Indicates the level of commands you can execute. A user with a simple
authorization level can only view some information in the system, while a higher level administrator
can actually make changes to configuration.
This manual documents commands at the user exec, privileged exec, and admin authorization levels.
Command Hierarchy Level — Provides you with a context for initiating commands. Commands are
broken down into categories and you can only execute each command within the context of its
category. For example, to configure parameters related to the Line Card, you need to be within the
Linecard Interface Configuration Mode.
enable
disable
CLI Command Mode Hierarchy, page 2-3
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