password

Description

Sets the password for logging in to a network attached storage server.

The no form of this command clears the password for logging in to a network attached storage server.

Command context

config-external-storage-<VOLUME-NAME>

Parameters

plaintext

Specifies the password be in plain text format.

ciphertext

Specifies the password be in ciphertext format.

<PASSWORD>

Specifies the password.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Examples

Creating a volume named logfiles with the password xxxx:

switch(config)# external-storage logfiles
switch(config-external-storage-logfiles)# password plaintext xxxx

Clearing the plaintext password xxxx:

switch(config)# external-storage logfiles
switch(config-external-storage-logfiles)# no password plaintext xxxx