E Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS security commands that begin with E.
enable
To enable a user to move to a higher privilege level after being prompted for a secret password, use the enable command.
enable level
Syntax Description
level |
Privilege level to which the user must log in. The only available level is 15. |
Command Default
Privilege level 15
Command Modes
EXEC configuration mode
Command History
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5.2(1)N1(1) |
This command was introduced. |
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must enable the cumulative privilege of roles for command authorization on TACACS+ servers using the feature privilege command.
Examples
This example shows how to enable the user to move to a higher privilege level after being prompted for a secret password:
switch# enable 15
switch#
Related Commands
enable secret
To enable a secret password for a specific privilege level, use the enable secret command. To disable the password, use the no form of this command.
enable secret [0 | 5] password [all | priv-lvl priv-lvl]
no enable secret [0 | 5] password [all | priv-lvl priv-lvl]
Syntax Description
Command Default
Disabled
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
Command History
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5.2(1)N1(1) |
This command was introduced. |
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must enable the cumulative privilege of roles for command authorization on TACACS+ servers using the feature privilege command.
Examples
This example shows how to enable a secret password for a specific privilege level:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# feature privilege
switch(config)# enable secret 5 def456 priv-lvl 15
switch(config)# username user2 priv-lvl 15
switch(config)#