Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) Commands
OL-32830-01 Command Line Interface Reference Guide
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3.8
enable password
Use the enable password Global Configuration mode command to set a local
password to control access to normal and privilege levels. Use the no form of this
command to return to the default password.
Syntax
enable password [level
privilege-level
] {
unencrypted-password
|
encrypted
encrypted-password
}
no enable password [level
level
]
Parameters
•
level
privilege-level
—Level for which the password applies. If not specified,
the level is 15. (Range: 1–15)
•
unencrypted-password
—Password for this level. (Range: 0–159 chars)
•
password encrypted
encrypted-password
—Specifies that the password
is encrypted. Use this keyword to enter a password that is already
encrypted (for instance that you copied from another the configuration file
of another device). (Range: 1–40)
Default Configuration
Default for level is 15.
Passwords are encrypted by default.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
When the administrator configures a new enable password, this password is
encrypted automatically and saved to the configuration file. No matter how the
password was entered, it appears in the configuration file with the keyword
encrypted and the encrypted value.
If the administrator wants to manually copy a password that was configured on
one switch (for instance, switch B) to another switch (for instance, switch A), the
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