Usage 
Information
To control access to command modes, use this command to define a password for 
a level and use the privilege level (CONFIGURATION mode) command.
Passwords must meet the following criteria:
• Start with a letter, not a number.
• Passwords can have a regular expression as the password. To create a 
password with a regular expression in it, use CNTL + v prior to entering regular 
expression. For example, to create the password abcd]e, you type “abcd CNTL 
v ]e”. When the password is created, you do not use the CNTL + v key 
combination and enter “
abcd]e”.
NOTE: The question mark (?) and the tilde (~) are not supported characters.
Related 
Commands
show running-config — views the current configuration.
privilege level (CONFIGURATION mode) — controls access to the command 
modes within the switch.
enable restricted
Allows Dell Networking technical support to access restricted commands.
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Syntax
enable restricted [encryption-type] password
To disallow access to restricted commands, use the no enable restricted 
command.
Parameters
encryption-
type
(OPTIONAL) Enter the number 7 as the encryption type.
Enter 7 followed a text string as the hidden password. The 
text string must be a password that was already encrypted by 
a Dell Networking router.
Use this parameter only with a password that you copied 
from the show running-config file of another Dell 
Networking router.
password Enter a text string, up to 32 characters long, as the clear text 
password.
Defaults Not configured.
Command 
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
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