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OMMAND
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NTERFACE
3-30
Syntax 
enable password [level level] {0 | 7} password
no enable password [level level]
• level level - Level 15 for Privileged Exec. (Levels 0-14 are not used.)
•{0 | 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password. 
• password - password for this privilege level.            
(Maximum length: 8 characters plain text, 32 encrypted, case 
sensitive)
Default Setting 
• The default is level 15.
• This default password is “super”
Command Mode 
Global Configuration
Command Usage 
• You cannot set a null password. You will have to enter a password 
to change the command mode from Normal Exec to Privileged 
Exec with the enable command (page 3-12).
• The encrypted password is required for compatibility with legacy 
password settings (i.e., plain text or encrypted) when reading the 
configuration file during system bootup or when downloading the 
configuration file from a TFTP server. There is no need for you 
to manually configure encrypted passwords.
Example
Related Commands
enable (3-12)
Console(config)#enable password level 15 0 admin
Console(config)#