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Password Commands
hash2 — Specifies the key is entered in a more complex encrypted form. If the hash2 parameter is
enable-admin
Syntax enable-admin
Context <global>
Description NOTE: See the description for the admin-password on the previous page. If the admin-password is
configured in the config>system>security>password context, then any user can enter the special
administrative mode by entering the enable-admin command.
enable-admin is in the default profile. By default, all users are given access to this command.
Once the enable-admin command is entered, the user is prompted for a password. If the password
matches, user is given unrestricted access to all the commands.
The minimum length of the password is determined by the minimum-length command. The com-
plexity requirements for the password is determined by the complexity command.
There are two ways to verify that a user is in the enable-admin mode:
A:ALA-1# show users
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User Type From Login time Idle time
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admin Console -- 10AUG2006 13:55:24 0d 19:42:22
admin Telnet 10.20.30.93 09AUG2006 08:35:23 0d 00:00:00 A
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Number of users : 2
'A' indicates user is in admin mode
===============================================================================
A:ALA-1#
A:ALA-1# enable-admin
MINOR: CLI Already in admin mode.
A:ALA-1#
aging
Syntax aging days
no aging
Context config>system>security>password
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not used, the less encrypted hash form is assumed.
• show users — Administrator can know which users are in this mode.
• Enter the enable-admin command again at the root prompt and an error message will be returned.
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