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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CNGE11FX3TX8MS[POE][HO]
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Configuring Privilege Level Passwords
The following example configures a level 15 password using enable secret, inspects the resulting
configuration, then removes it again.
my-device# configure terminal
! A secret can either be input in clear text or encrypted form; a digit indicates
! which kind follows on the command line:
my-device(config)# enable secret ?
0
Specifies an UNENCRYPTED password will follow
5
Specifies an ENCRYPTED secret will follow
! In this case: Unencrypted. Then follows either the level for which a password ! is being
configured, or, if no level is given, the password for level 15: my-device(config)# enable secret 0 ?
<word32> Password
level Set exec level password
! Thus, the following two commands are semantically identical: my-device(config)# enable secret 0
my-secret
my-device(config)# enable secret 0 level 15 my-secret
! The running configuration can be inspected to see the encrypted form:
my-device(config)# do show running-config | include enable enable secret 5 level 15
D29441BF847EA2DD5442EA9B1E40D4ED
! To remove the password use the ‘no’ form (the two are semantically equivalent for level 15):
my-device(config)# no enable secret
my-device(config)# no enable secret level 15
my-device(config)# do show running-config | include enable my-device(config)#
