Enable Password - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x908 Series Software Reference Manual

enable password

To set a local password to control access to various privilege levels, use the enable password
global configuration command. Use the enable password command to modify or create a
password to be used, and use the no enable password command to remove the password.
Note:
Syntax enable password [<plain>|8 <hidden>|level <0-15> 8 <hidden>]
Parameter
<plain>
8
<hidden>
level
Global Configuration mode
Mode
The privilege level for enable password is level 15 by default. Previously the default was level 1.
Default
This command enables the Network Administrator to set a password for entering the enable
Usage
mode. There are three methods to enable a password. In the examples below, for each
method, the configuration is different: the configuration file output is different, but the password
string to be used to enter the enable mode is the same (mypasswd).
Note:
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Configuration
awplus#configure terminal
awplus(config)#enable password
mypasswd
awplus(config)#end
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Do not use encrypted passwords for GUI users. The GUI requires unencrypted user
passwords only - not encrypted user passwords. Do not use option
Description
Specifies the unencrypted password.
Specifies a hidden password will follow.
Specifies the hidden encrypted password.
Privilege level <0-15>. Level for which the password applies. You can
specify up to 16 privilege levels, using numbers 0 through 15. Level 1 is
normal EXEC-mode user privileges for Exec mode. If this argument is not
specified in the command or the no form of the command, the privilege
level defaults to 15 (enable mode privileges) for Privileged Exec mode.
Do not use encrypted passwords for GUI users. The GUI requires unencrypted user
passwords only - not encrypted user passwords. Do not use option
Plain Password
The plain password is a clear text string that appears in the configuration file as configured.
Encrypted Password
Configure an encrypted password using the service encrypted-password command. First,
use the enable password command to specify the string that you want to use as a
password (mypasswd). Then, use the service encrypted-password command to encrypt
the specified string (mypasswd). The advantage of using an encrypted password is that the
configuration file does not show mypasswd, it will only show the encrypted string
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Software Reference for SwitchBlade® x908, x900 and x600 Series Switches
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Output in the Configuration File
awplus#show run
Current configuration:
hostname awplus
enable password mypasswd
!
interface lo
User Access Commands
for GUI users.
8
for GUI users.
8
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