type: txt help: Plain text password syntax:expression: pattern $VAR(@) "^[^[:space:]]{1,16}$" ; "Password must be 16 characters or less" commit:expression: $VAR(../md5/) == "" ; "md5 password already set" val_help: Password (16 characters or less) update: vtysh -c "configure terminal" -c "interface $IFNAME" \ -c "ip rip authentication mode text" \ -c "ip rip authentication string $VAR(@)" delete: vtysh -c "configure terminal" -c "interface $IFNAME" \ -c "no ip rip authentication mode" \ -c "no ip rip authentication string $VAR(@)"