Configuring the Enable and Enable Secret Passwords
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
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Purpose
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Step 1
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enable
Example:
Router> enable
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Enables privileged EXEC mode.
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 Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2
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configure terminal
Example:
Router# configure terminal
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Enters global configuration mode.
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Step 3
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enable password password
Example:
Router(config)# enable password pswd2
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(Optional) Sets a local password to control access to various privilege levels.
•
We
recommend that you perform this step only if you boot an older image of
the Cisco IOS software or if you boot older boot ROMs that do not
recognize the enable secret command.
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Step 4
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enable secret password
Example:
Router(config)# enable secret greentree
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Specifies an additional layer of security over the enable password command.
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Do not use the same password that you entered in Step 3.
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Step 5
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end
Example:
Router(config)# end
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Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
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Step 6
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enable
Example:
Router> enable
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Enables privileged EXEC mode.
•
Verify that your new enable or enable secret password works.
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Step 7
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end
Example:
Router(config)# end
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(Optional) Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
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