enable password
After initially logging onto the system, you sh ould set the Pri vilege d Exe c pas swor d.
Remember to record it in a safe place. This comma nd controls ac cess to th e
Privileged Exec level from the Normal Exec level. Use the
no
form to reset the
default password.
Syntax
enable password [level level] {0 | 7} password
no enable password [level level]
• level level - Level 15 for Privileged Exec. (L evels 0-14 are not used.)
• {0 | 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted passwo rd.
• password - password for this privilege level.
(Maximum length: 8 characters plain text, 32 encry pted, case sensitive )
Default Setting
• The default is level 15.
• The default password is “super”
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
• You cannot s et a null password. You will have to enter a password to change
the command mode from Normal Exec to Privileged Exec with the
enable
command (page 22-1).
• The encrypted password is required for compati bility with le gacy pass word
settings (i.e., plain text or encrypted) when reading the configura tion file
during system bootup or when downloading the configuration file from a TFTP
server. There is no need for you to manually configure e ncrypted pas swords.
Example
Console(config)#enable password level 15 0 admin
Console(config)#
Related Commands
enable (22-1)
authentication enable (25-5)
25-3User Account Commands
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