Accessing the Privileged Exec Level

You can access the Privileged Exec commands using one of 16 levels of command privilege. If you do not enter a privilege level and you are not accessing the router through a RADIUS authentication account, the default CLI access level is 10.

To access the default Privileged Exec mode:

1. At the prompt, type enable and press Enter.

   host1>enable

   Password:

   Note: You will be prompted for a password only if your system has been configured with one. Refer to the enable secret and enable password Global Configuration commands described in Managing the System .

2. Type your password and press Enter.

   Password:******<Enter>

   host1#

   You can tell that you have access to Privileged Exec mode when the command prompt changes from a > character to a # character.

enable

• Use to move from User Exec to Privileged Exec mode.
• Privileged Exec mode allows you to access all other user interface modes. From here you can configure, monitor, and manage all aspects of the router.
• You can access the Privileged Exec commands using one of 16 levels of command privilege. If you do not enter a privilege level and you are not accessing the router through a RADIUS authentication account, the default CLI access level is 10.
• Set a password for this mode by using either the enable password or the enable secret command in Global Configuration mode. This protects the system from any unauthorized use.
• Once a password is set, anyone trying to use Privileged Exec mode will be asked to provide the password.
• Example 1 (accessing Privileged Exec mode at the default level [10])

  host1>enable

  password:*******

  host1#

• Example 2 (accessing Privileged Exec mode at the highest level [15]; a password is not set for this example)

  host1>enable 15

  host1#

• There is no no version.
• See enable.

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