enable password

Use this command to change or create a password to use when entering enable mode.

Only network administrators can execute this command. For more, see the username command.

There are two methods to enable a password:

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Plain Password: a clear text string that appears in the configuration file.

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Encrypted Password: An encrypted password does not display in the configuration file; instead, it displays as an encrypted string. First, use this command to create a password. Then, use the service password-encryption command to encrypt the password.

Use the no parameter to disable the password.

Command Syntax

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enable password LINE
no enable password
no enable password LINE

Parameters

LINE

Password string, up to 8 alpha-numeric characters, including spaces. The string cannot begin with a number.

Default

None

Command Mode

Configure mode

Applicability

This command was introduced before OcNOS version 1.3.

Examples

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#configure terminal
(config)#enable password mypasswd