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sunny_evander

Hi there

When configuring the password for console i am bit confused with 'login'. I know that login is used to display the Login prompt at router startup(just take the case of console)

But some where i read Login before the password


Router(config-line)#login
Router(config-line)#password cisco456

and some times after the password like in your case...

Router(config-line)#password cisco456
Router(config-line)#login

What difference does that makes?? Any hints please.. thanks in advance

Webmaster

The order in which you enter the commands doesn't matter in this case. 'login' means the line you are configuring will require a login, the password is also assigned to the line, not specifically to the 'login' command.

QUIX0TIC

sunny_evander wrote:

Hi there

When configuring the password for console i am bit confused with 'login'. I know that login is used to display the Login prompt at router startup(just take the case of console)

But some where i read Login before the password


Router(config-line)#login
Router(config-line)#password cisco456

and some times after the password like in your case...

Router(config-line)#password cisco456
Router(config-line)#login

What difference does that makes?? Any hints please.. thanks in advance

Webmaster wrote:

The order in which you enter the commands doesn't matter in this case. 'login' means the line you are configuring will require a login, the password is also assigned to the line, not specifically to the 'login' command.

Actually... by practice... it does make a difference. In practice you should always perform the password command before you perform the login command. This is the reason why I believe this small issue is important:

Imagine you put the login command first... if for any reason the router reboots or you have to leave the console for whatever reason. You just inititated a required login with no password. Then you will have to either redo the commands or if you are working remotely (on some interfaces) you will not be able to get in.

Webmaster

I was just saying it doesn't make a difference for the final operation of the router, but you are right, it's good practice to configure the password first.

btw, "if for any reason the router reboots" it would start with the startup configuration, and in any case if you are in the middle of configuring something and haven't saved it yet and it reboots you need to redo the config, so this is not specific to this scenario or commands.

QUIX0TIC

Yup you are correct in that case.