enable password
After initially logging onto the system, you should set the administrator
(Privileged Exec) and guest (Normal Exec) passwords. Remember to record
them in a safe place. Use the enable password command to set the password for
access to the 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 for which the password applies.
> The device has two predefined privilege levels: 0: Normal Exec, 15: Privileged
Exec. Only level 15 is valid for this command.
>{0 | 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password.
> password - password for this privilege level.
Default Setting
This default password is “super”
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
The encrypted password is for machine use only. To create an encrypted pass-
word, you must use an appropriate encryption algorithm. Refer to page 3-27 for
an example.
Example
Console(config)#enable password level 15 0 admin
Console(config)#
Related Commands
enable
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