AAA for System Administrators
Local Command Authorization Prerequisites
Complete the following tasks as part of your command authorization configuration:
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Default Command Privilege Levels
By default, the following commands are assigned to privilege level 0. All other commands are at
level 15.
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If you move any configure mode commands to a lower level than 15, be sure to move the configure
command to that level as well, otherwise, the user will not be able to enter configuration mode.
To view all privilege levels, see the
Assigning Privilege Levels to Commands and Enabling Authorization
To assign a command to a new privilege level and enable authorization, perform the following steps:
To assign a command to a privilege level, enter the following command:
Step 1
hostname(config)# privilege [show | clear | cmd] level level [mode {enable | cmd}] command
command
Repeat this command for each command you want to reassign.
See the following information about the options in this command:
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Configure enable authentication. (See the
Mode" section on page
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Alternatively, you can use the login command (which is the same as the enable command with
authentication), which requires no configuration. We do not recommend this option because it is not
as secure as enable authentication.
You can also use CLI authentication, but it is not required.
Configure each user in the local database at a privilege level from 0 to 15. (See the
Local Database" section on page
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Configuring Management Access
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