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Adding User to Cisco Switch

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Carlosinfl

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I have a Cisco Catalyst 2960G switch and I am trying to add a new user for system administration in the IOS. I am logged into the switch via enable mode and in 'config terminal' mode and run the following command:

Code: 
2960G(config)#username bill privilege 15 password 7 password12345

Invalid encrypted password: password12345

Anyone know what I am doing wrong?
 
Yea, you're using 7, which is saying you are entering an encrypted password, which you aren't. Do bill privilege 15 password 0 password12345, that should work.
 
It shows that zero would be plain text so when I do a 'show running config' does that mean the password we just entered will be presented in plain text?
 
It might or it might not. If it does, just do a "service password-encryption" in global config mode.

Cheers
 
Ah it does show up encrypted. Thanks!

Code: 
username bill privilege 15 password 7 044837r69378644B1A4857
 
*sigh*...s\`ü9Hes12

All you guys giving advice failed to mention that you were showing him how to use weak password hashing schemes. That's not helping anybody.

Protip:
(config)#username bill privilege 15 secret password12345
 
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