Enable Password - Juniper JUNOSE 11.1.X - COMMAND REFERENCE A TO M 4-9-2010 Command Reference Manual

JUNOSe 11.1.x Command Reference Guide A to M

enable password

enable password [ level securityLevel ] [ passwordType ] passwordText
Syntax
no enable password [ level securityLevel ]
Command introduced before JUNOSe Release 7.1.0.
Release Information
Sets a password to control access to certain types of commands. The no version
Description
removes the password requirement.
NOTE: On the E Series router, all passwords are stored as encrypted passwords.
Options
Global Configuration
Mode
560
enable password
securityLevel Security level for which you want to set the password; default
value is 5; commands generally fall into one of the following security/privilege
levels:
0 Allows the user to execute the help, enable, disable, and exit commands
1 Allows the user to execute commands in User Exec mode plus commands
at level 0
5 Allows the user to execute Privileged Exec show commands plus the
commands at levels 1 and 0; this is the default level
10 Allows the user to execute all commands except support commands,
which may be provided by Juniper Networks Customer Service
15 Allows the user to execute privilege setting and support commands
passwordType:
0 Specifies that an unencrypted password follows; this is the default
7 Specifies that an encrypted password follows
passwordText—Password, either encrypted or unencrypted, depending on the
password type