topic Re: how to ssh to the ICX switch with my username and password with out entering enable password? in ICX Switches

how to ssh to the ICX switch with my username and password with out entering enable password?

reda_sh — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:07:44 GMT

I can login to my ICX6540 switch with my user account but always it asks for enable password .
I need to disable the enable password so I can access to privilege mode directly

Re: how to ssh to the ICX switch with my username and password with out entering enable password?

vincent_felisaz — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:45:28 GMT

Hello Reda
If you have this line "aaa authentication enable default local" in the running config, try to remove it, and retest.
Vince

Re: how to ssh to the ICX switch with my username and password with out entering enable password?

reda_sh — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:53:18 GMT

Thanks Vince for your prompt response
this prevents me to access the switch

Re: how to ssh to the ICX switch with my username and password with out entering enable password?

vincent_felisaz — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:02:54 GMT

If you want to have a 1st login/password to access the switch, you can use "aaa authentication login default local". This line refers to an authentication based on local created user. So this needs a config line with something like "username YOUR-NAME password ...".

Re: how to ssh to the ICX switch with my username and password with out entering enable password?

reda_sh — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:15:52 GMT

I have local admin account and also command "aaa authentication login default local"
I can access with my local account but I have to enter the enable password
my request is to use my local admin account only without the need to enter enable password as well

Re: how to ssh to the ICX switch with my username and password with out entering enable password?

vincent_felisaz — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:23:06 GMT

can you share the running config please?

Re: how to ssh to the ICX switch with my username and password with out entering enable password?

reda_sh — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:24:08 GMT

aaa authentication login default local
enable super-user-password .....
username admin password .....

I removed the line "enable super-user-password ..... "
then the enable password is not required anymore .
SSH@LAN-9>en
No password has been assigned yet...
SSH@LAN-9#

is there any way to access directly in privilege mode without writing "enable"

Re: how to ssh to the ICX switch with my username and password with out entering enable password?

vincent_felisaz — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:30:24 GMT

Yes sure. Add this command "aaa authentication login privilege-mode". In this way the device enters the Privileged EXEC mode after a successful login through Telnet or SSH.

Hope this helps

Re: how to ssh to the ICX switch with my username and password with out entering enable password?

reda_sh — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:17:00 GMT

Thanks Vince
worked fine as requested