Monitoring Switch Access; Configuration Examples For Setting Passwords And Privilege Levels; Example: Setting Or Changing A Static Enable Password; Example: Protecting Enable And Enable Secret Passwords With Encryption - Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Security Configuration Manual

Controlling Switch Access with Passwords and Privilege Levels
Command or Action
Step 2
disable level
Example:
Switch# disable 1
Related Topics
Privilege Levels, on page 22

Monitoring Switch Access

Table 5: Commands for Displaying DHCP Information
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
OL-29048-01
Purpose
Exits to a specified privilege level.
Following the example, Level 1 is user EXEC mode.
For level, the range is 0 to 15.
Displays the privilege level configuration.
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