Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Command Reference

enable secret
To enable a secret password for a specific privilege level, use the enable secret command. To disable the
password, use the no form of this command.
enable secret [0| 5] password [priv-lvl priv-lvl| all]
no enable secret [0| 5] password [priv-lvl priv-lvl| all]
Syntax Description
(Optional) Specifies that the password is in clear text.0
(Optional) Specifies that the password is in encrypted
format.
5
Password for user privilege escalation. It contains up
to 64 alphanumeric, case-sensitive characters.
password
(Optional) Specifies the privilege level to which the
secret belongs. The range is from 1 to 15.
priv-lvl priv-lvl
Adds or removes all privilege level secrets.all
Command Default
Disabled
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
ModificationRelease
This command was introduced.5.0(2)
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must enable the cumulative privilege of roles for command authorization on
TACACS+ servers using the feature privilege command.
This command does not require a license.
Examples
This example shows how to enable a secret password for a specific privilege level:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# feature privilege
switch(config)# enable secret 5 def456 priv-lvl 15
switch(config)# username user2 priv-lvl 15
switch(config)#
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Security Command Reference
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enable secret

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Specifications

General

Chassis	Modular
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Latency	Sub-microsecond
IPv6 Support	Yes
Redundancy	Power supplies, fans, supervisors, fabric modules
Power Supply	AC or DC
Layer Support	L2, L3
Network Management	CLI, SNMP
Virtualization	VRF, vPC
Ports	10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Supported Modules	Various (1G, 10G, 40G, 100G)
Features	FCoE, OTV, LISP
MPLS Support	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS)	Yes
Security Features	ACLs, Cisco TrustSec, Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model
Operating Temperature	0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Storage Temperature	-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
Humidity	5 to 95% noncondensing
MTBF	Varies by model
Number of Slots	Varies by model (9-slot, 10-slot, 18-slot)