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Configure IOS role-based CLI access

Configure IOS role-based CLI access

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Configure IOS role-based CLI access

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- [Instructor] Assigning privilege levels provides flexibility in controlling access to the managed devices. However, there are some limitations and it can be complex. For example, if a support staff member needs access to several but not all the commands, the administrator must customize privilege levels and assign different commands to levels two through 14. In a small organization, this could be possible but in a large shop providing access for everyone, can be complex. To overcome the limitations of assigning privilege levels, the administrator should use role-based CLI. That provides granular control by restricting what commands are available according to a specific role. It's like a group policy for your managed devices. Role-based CLI access is also called parser views. And this defines what CLI commands each user can access. And provides four views that control the available commands. CLI view, root view, superview, and lawful intercept view. Root view has access to all…

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