Use the enable password configuration command to set a local password to control access to the privileged EXEC mode.
| Format | enable password [password [encrypted]] |
| Mode | Privileged EXEC |
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| password | Password string. Range: 8-64 characters. |
| encrypted | Encrypted password you entered, copied from another switch configuration. The encrypted password should be 128 characters long because the assumption is that this password is already encrypted with AES. |
The following shows an example of the command.
(Extreme 220) #enable password testtest (Extreme 220) #enable password e8d63677741431114f9e39a853a15e8fd35ad059e2e1b49816c243d7e08152b052eafbf23b528d348cdba1b1b7ab91be842278e5e970dbfc62d16dcd13c0b864 encrypted (Extreme 220) #enable password Enter old password:******** Enter new password:******** Confirm new password:********
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