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User’s Manual of SGSD-1022 / SGSD-1022P
SGSW-2840 / SGSW-2840P
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Syntax
enable password [level level]{0 | 7} password
no enable password [level level]
level level - Level 15 for Privileged Exec. (Levels 0-14 are not used.)
{0 | 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password.
password - password for this privilege level. (Maximum length: 8 characters plain text, 32 encrypted, case sensitive)
Default Setting
The default is level 15.
The default password is “super”
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
You cannot set a null password. You will have to enter a password to change the
Command Mode
from Normal Exec to Privileged Exec with the enable command.
The encrypted password is required for compatibility with legacy password settings (i.e., plain text or encrypted) when
reading the configuration file during system bootup or when downloading the configuration file from a TFTP server. There
is no need for you to manually configure encrypted passwords.
Example
Console(config)# enable password level 15 0 admin
Console(config)#
Related Commands
enable
authentication enable
5.12.2 Authentication Sequence
Three authentication methods can be specified to authenticate users logging into the system for management access. The
commands in this section can be used to define the authentication method and sequence.
Command Function Mode
authentication login Defines logon authentication method and precedence GC
authentication enable
Defines the authentication method and precedence for
Command Mode change
GC
Table 5-29 Authentication Sequence