Configuring Remote User Authentication; Defining A Job - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring the Scheduler
Step 3

Configuring Remote User Authentication

You can configure the scheduler to use remote authentication for users who want to configure and schedule
jobs.
Note Remote users must authenticate with their clear text password before creating and configuring jobs.
Remote user passwords are always shown in encrypted form in the output of the show running-config
Note
command. The encrypted option (7) in the command supports the ASCII device configuration.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5

Defining a Job

You can define a job including the job name and the command sequence.
Command or Action
switch(config)# copy running-config
startup-config
Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# scheduler aaa-authentication
password [0 | 7] password
switch(config)# scheduler aaa-authentication
username name password [0 | 7] password
switch(config)# show running-config | include
"scheduler aaa-authentication"
switch(config)# copy running-config
startup-config
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Configuring Remote User Authentication
Purpose
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Configures a cleartext password for the user
who is currently logged in.
Configures a cleartext password for a remote
user.
(Optional)
Displays the scheduler password information.
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the
startup configuration.
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