
Using the CLI
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DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 9/13/06 – FOR PROOF ONLY
The user-level prompt consists of the device host name followed by the angle bracket (>).
The default host name is Console unless it was changed using the
hostname
command in the
Global Configuration mode.
Privileged EXEC Mode
Privileged access is password protected to prevent unauthorized use because, many of the
privileged commands set operating system parameters. The password is not displayed on the
screen and is case sensitive.
Privileged users enter directly into the Privileged EXEC mode. To enter the Privileged EXEC
mode from the User EXEC mode, perform the following steps:
1
At the prompt enter the
enable
command and press <Enter>. A password prompt
appears.
2
Enter the password and press <Enter>. The password is displayed as *. The Privileged EXEC
mode prompt is displayed. The Privileged EXEC mode prompt consists of the device host
name followed by
#
.
To return from the Privileged EXEC mode to the User EXEC mode, use the
disable
command.
The following example illustrates how to access the Privileged EXEC mode and return to the
User EXEC mode:
The
exit
command is used to return from any mode to the previous mode except when
returning to the User EXEC mode from the Privileged EXEC mode. For example, the
exit
command is used to return from the Interface Configuration mode to the Global Configuration
mode.
Console>
Console#
Console>
enable
Enter Password: ******
Console#
Console#
disable
Console>