`mac-authentication password-override (Flexible Authentication)`

Enables password override for MAC authentication and specifies a user-defined password instead of the MAC address for MAC authentication.

Syntax

mac-authentication password-override password

no mac-authentication password-override password

Command Default

MAC authentication password override is not enabled.

Parameters

password: Specifies the password to be used for MAC authentication. The password can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters, but cannot include blank spaces.

Modes

Authentication configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form disables MAC authentication password override.

The MAC address is still the user name and cannot be changed.

Examples

The following example enables MAC authentication password override on the device.

device(config)# authentication
device(config-authen)# mac-authentication password-override password

History

Release version	Command history
08.0.20	This command was introduced.

mac-authentication password-override (Flexible Authentication)