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Related commands
configure
disable
enable
Examples
CES(config)#enable password fred
CES(config)#exit
CES#disable
CES>enable
Password: fred
CES#configure
CES(config)#enable password jane
CES(config)#exit
CES#disable
CES>enable Password: fred Password: joan Password: charles % Bad secrets
CES>enable
Password: jane
CES#configure
CES(config)#enable password jane
The enable password you have chosen is the same as your current password.
This is not recommended. reenter the enable password.
This first example shows the password being set in global configuration mode and then asked for when the administrator tries to go from user Exec mode back to privileged Exec mode. The administrator then changes the enable password and enters an incorrect one three times.
The last example shows the error message displayed when the administrator tries to reuse the existing password.
Reference for the Contivity VPN Switch Command Line Interface
