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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

4-19

disable

Returns to normal mode from privileged mode

PE

4-20

configure

Activates global configuration mode

PE

4-20

show history

Shows the command history buffer

NE, PE

4-21

reload

Restarts the system

PE

4-21

end

Returns to Privileged Exec mode

any

config.

mode

4-22

exit

Returns to the previous configuration mode, or exits the CLI

any

4-22

quit

Exits a CLI session

NE, PE

4-23

help

Shows how to use help

any

NA

?

Shows options for command completion (context sensitive)

any

NA

Console>enable
Password: [privileged level password]
Console#