Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) - Manual (Page 92)

User Access Commands
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
5.6 AlliedWare Plus TM Operating System - Version 5.4.4C C613-50046-01 REV A
enable secret
To set a local password to control access to various privilege levels, use the enable secret
Global Configuration command. Use the enable secret command to modify or create a
password to be used, and use the no enable secret command to remove the password.
Note that the enable secret command is an alias for the enable password command, and
the no enable secret command is an alias for the no enable password command. Issuing
a no enable password command removes a password configured with the enable secret
command. The enable password command is shown in the running and startup
configurations. Note that if the enable secret command is entered then enable
password is shown in the configuration.
Syntax enable secret [|8 |level <0-15> 8 ]
no enable secret [level <1-15>]
Default The privilege level for enable secret is level 15 by default.
Mode Global Configuration
Usage This command enables the Network Administrator to set a password for entering the
Privileged Exec mode when using the
enable (Privileged Exec mode) command. There
are three methods to enable a password. In the examples below, for each method, note
that the configuration is different and the configuration file output is different, but the
password string to be used to enter the Privileged Exec mode with the enable command
is the same (mypasswd).
A user can have an intermediate CLI security level set with this command for privilege
level 7 to access all the show commands in Privileged Exec mode and all the commands in
User Exec mode, but not any configuration commands in Privileged Exec mode.
Note Do not use encrypted passwords for GUI users. The GUI requires unencrypted
user passwords only - not encrypted user passwords. Do not use option 8 for
GUI users.
Parameter Description
<plain> Specifies the unencrypted password.
8 Specifies a hidden password will follow.
<hidden> Specifies the hidden encrypted password. Use an encrypted
password for better security where a password crosses the network
or is stored on a TFTP server.
level Privilege level <1-15>. Level for which the password applies. You can
specify up to 16 privilege levels, using numbers 1 through 15. Level 1
is normal EXEC-mode user privileges for User Exec mode. If this
argument is not specified in the command or the no variant of the
command, the privilege level defaults to 15 (enable mode privileges)
for Privileged Exec mode. A privilege level of 7 can be set for
intermediate CLI security.