Purpose
Command or Action
Exits to a specified privilege level.
disable level
Step 2
Example:
Switch#
disable 1
Following the example, Level 1 is user EXEC mode.
For
level
, the range is 0 to 15.
Related Topics
Privilege Levels, on page 22
Monitoring Switch Access
Table 5: Commands for Displaying DHCP Information
Displays the privilege level configuration.
show privilege
Configuration Examples for Setting Passwords and Privilege
Levels
Example: Setting or Changing a Static Enable Password
This example shows how to change the enable password to
l1u2c3k4y5
. The password is not encrypted and
provides access to level 15 (traditional privileged EXEC mode access):
Switch(config)#
enable password l1u2c3k4y5
Related Topics
Setting or Changing a Static Enable Password, on page 22
Example: Protecting Enable and Enable Secret Passwords with Encryption
This example shows how to configure the encrypted password
$1$FaD0$Xyti5Rkls3LoyxzS8
for privilege
level 2:
Switch(config)#
enable secret level 2 5 $1$FaD0$Xyti5Rkls3LoyxzS8
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Controlling Switch Access with Passwords and Privilege Levels
Monitoring Switch Access