Supported Platforms
Related Documentation
- QFabric System, QFX Series standalone switches
- Configuring the Root Password
- QFX Series, QFabric System
- authentication
root-authentication
Syntax
Hierarchy Level
Release Information
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for the QFX Series.
Description
Configure the authentication methods for the root-level user, whose username is root.
Options
encrypted-password "password"— Specify the MD5 or other encrypted authentication password. You can specify only one encrypted password.
You cannot configure a blank password for the encrypted-password option using blank quotation marks (" "). You must configure a password of 1 through 128 characters and enclose the password in quotation marks.
plain-text-password—Plain-text password. The CLI prompts you for the password and then encrypts it. The CLI displays the encrypted version, and the software places the encrypted version in its user database. You can specify only one plain-text password.
ssh-dsa "public-key"—SSH version 2 authentication. Specify the DSA (SSH version 2) public key. You can specify one or more public keys.
ssh-rsa "public-key"—SSH version 1 authentication. Specify the RSA (SSH version 1 and SSH version 2) public key. You can specify one or more public keys.
Required Privilege Level
admin—To view this statement in the configuration.
admin-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
Related Documentation
- QFabric System, QFX Series standalone switches
- Configuring the Root Password
- QFX Series, QFabric System
- authentication
Published: 2014-07-23
Supported Platforms
Related Documentation
- QFabric System, QFX Series standalone switches
- Configuring the Root Password
- QFX Series, QFabric System
- authentication
