Disable Password Encryption - D-Link DWS-3160-24TC Cli Reference Manual

DWS-3160 Series Gigabit Ethernet Unified Switch CLI Reference Guide
Parameters
None.
Restrictions
Only Administrators can issue this command.
Example
To enable the password encryption:
DWS-3160-24PC:admin# enable password encryption
Command: enable password encryption
DWS-3160-24PC:admin#
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disable password encryption

Description
This command is used to disable password encryption. The user account configuration information
will be stored in the configuration file, and can be applied to the system later.
When password encryption is disabled, if the user specifies the password in plain text form, the
password will be in plain text form. However, if the user specifies the password in encrypted form,
or if the password has been converted to encrypted form by the last enable password encryption
command, the password will still be in the encrypted form. It cannot be reverted to the plaintext.
Format
disable password encryption
Parameters
None.
Restrictions
Only Administrators can issue this command.
Example
To disable the password encryption:
DWS-3160-24PC:admin# disable password encryption
Command: disable password encryption
DWS-3160-24PC:admin#
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