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2.1.3 enable
Command: enable
Function: Enter Admin Mode from User Mode.
Parameter: 0 and 15 are user access levels. 0 is normal user level. In this level, users can
enter Admin Mode and conduct major commands such as show, ping and traceroute etc.
But users can‘t enter Global Mode. 15 is privileged user level. In this level, users can
conduct all the command of this level. <password> is password for logging on to the
privileged user mode.
Command mode: User Mode
Default: If users don’t specify the level, the default level is 15.
Usage Guide: To prevent unauthorized access of non-admin user, user authentication is
required (i.e. Admin user password is required) when entering Admin Mode from User
Mode. If the correct Admin user password is entered, Admin Mode access is granted; if 3
consecutive entry of Admin user password are all wrong, it remains in the User Mode. Set
the Admin user password under Global Mode with “enable password” command.
Example:
Switch>enable
password: ***** (admin)
Switch#
Related command: enable password
2.1.4 disable
Command: disable
Function: Enter User Mode from Admin Mode.
Command mode: Admin Mode
Example:
Switch#disable
Switch>
Related command: enable
2.1.5 enable password
Command: enable password[level {0 | 15}]