General commands, Enable, Enable 4-19 – Accton Technology ES5508 User Manual
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General Commands
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General Commands
enable
This command activates Privileged Exec mode. In privileged mode, additional
commands are available, and certain commands display additional information. See
“Understanding Command Modes” on page 4-5.
Syntax
enable [level]
level - Privilege level to log into the device.
The device has two predefined privilege levels: 0: Normal Exec,
15: Privileged Exec. Enter level 15 to access Privileged Exec mode.
Default Setting
Level 15
Command Mode
Normal Exec
Command Usage
• “super” is the default password required to change the command mode from
Normal Exec to Privileged Exec. (To set this password, see the enable
password command on page 4-26.)
• The “#” character is appended to the end of the prompt to indicate that the
system is in privileged access mode.
Example
Table 4-6 General Commands
Command
Function
Mode
Page
enable
Activates privileged mode
NE
disable
Returns to normal mode from privileged mode
PE
configure
Activates global configuration mode
PE
show history
Shows the command history buffer
NE, PE
reload
Restarts the system
PE
end
Returns to Privileged Exec mode
any
config.
mode
exit
Returns to the previous configuration mode, or exits the CLI
any
quit
Exits a CLI session
NE, PE
help
Shows how to use help
any
NA
?
Shows options for command completion (context sensitive)
any
NA
Console>enable
Password: [privileged level password]
Console#