Microsens MS453490M Management Guide - Manual (Page 584)

C HAPTER 24 | Authentication Commands
User Accounts
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enable password After initially logging onto the system, you should set the Privileged Exec
password. Remember to record it in a safe place. This command controls
access to the Privileged Exec level from the Normal Exec level. Use the no
form to reset the default password.
S YNTAX
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:
32 characters plain text or encrypted, case sensitive)
D EFAULT S ETTING
The default is level 15.
The default password is “super”
C OMMAND M ODE
Global Configuration
C OMMAND U SAGE
◆ 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.
E XAMPLE
Console(config)#enable password level 15 0 admin
Console(config)#
R ELATED C OMMANDS
enable (487)
authentication enable (586)