Administrator Guide

Configuring the Enable Password
Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default. Configure a password as a
basic security measure.
There are three types of enable passwords:
• enable password is stored in the running/startup configuration using a DES encryption method.
• enable secret is stored in the running/startup configuration using MD5 encryption method.
• enable sha256-password is stored in the running/startup configuration using sha256-based encryption method (PBKDF2).
Dell Networking recommends using the enable sha256-password password.
To configure an enable password, use the following command.
• Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode.
CONFIGURATION mode
enable [password | secret | sha256-password] [level level] [encryption-type] password
• level: is the privilege level, is 15 by default, and is not required.
• encryption-type: specifies how you input the password, is 0 by default, and is not required.
• 0 is to input the password in clear text.
• 5 is to input a password that is already encrypted using MD5 encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from the
configuration file of another device.
• 7 is to input a password that is already encrypted using DES encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from the
configuration file of another device.
• 8 is to input a password that is already encrypted using sha256-based encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password
from the configuration file of another device.
Configuration File Management
Files can be stored on and accessed from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy files on the system from EXEC Privilege mode.
Copy Files to and from the System
The command syntax for copying files is similar to UNIX. The copy command uses the format copy source-file-url
destination-file-url.
NOTE
: For a detailed description of the copy command, refer to the Dell Networking OS Command Reference .
• To copy a local file to a remote system, combine the file-origin syntax for a local file location with the file-destination syntax for a
remote file location.
• To copy a remote file to Dell Networking system, combine the file-origin syntax for a remote file location with the file-destination
syntax for a local file location.
Table 3. Forming a
copy Command
Location source-file-url Syntax destination-file-url Syntax
For a remote file location:
copy ftp://
username:password@{hostip |
hostname}/filepath/filename
ftp://username:password@{hostip
| hostname}/ filepath/filename
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