Administrator Guide

Conguring the Enable Password Command
To congure the Dell Networking OS, use the enable command to enter EXEC Privilege level 15. After entering the command, the
system requests that you enter a password.
Privilege levels are not assigned to passwords, rather passwords are assigned to a privilege level. You can always change a password
for any privilege level. To change to a dierent privilege level, enter the enable command, then the privilege level. If you do not
enter a privilege level, the default level
15 is assumed.
To congure a password for a specic privilege level, use the following command.
• Congure a password for a privilege level.
CONFIGURATION mode
enable password [level level] [encryption-mode] password
Congure the optional and required parameters:
– level level: Specify a level from 0 to 15. Level 15 includes all levels.
– encryption-type: Enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text.
– password: Enter a string.
To change only the password for the enable command, congure only the password parameter.
To view the conguration for the enable secret command, use the show running-config command in EXEC Privilege
mode.
In custom-congured privilege levels, the enable command is always available. No matter what privilege level you entered, you can
enter the enable 15 command to access and congure all CLIs.
Conguring Custom Privilege Levels
In addition to assigning privilege levels to the user, you can congure the privilege levels of commands so that they are visible in
dierent privilege levels.
Within the Dell Networking OS, commands have certain privilege levels. With the privilege command, you can change the
default level or you can reset their privilege level back to the default. Assign the launch keyword (for example,
configure) for the
keyword’s command mode.
To assign commands and passwords to a custom privilege level, use the following commands. You must be in privilege level 15.
1. Assign a user name and password.
CONFIGURATION mode
username name [access-class access-list-name] [privilege level] [nopassword | password
[encryption-type] password] [secret]
Congure the optional and required parameters:
• name: enter a text string (up to 63 characters).
• access-class access-list-name: enter the name of a congured IP ACL.
• privilege level: the range is from 0 to 15.
• nopassword: do not require the user to enter a password.
• encryption-type: enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text.
• password: enter a text string.
• secret: specify the secret for the user.
2. Congure a password for privilege level.
CONFIGURATION mode
enable password [level level] [encryption-mode] password
Congure the optional and required parameters:
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