JUNOSe 9.1.x Command Reference Guide A to M > E-F-G-H Commands > enable secret

enable secret

Description: 

Sets a secret to control access to certain types of commands. The no version removes the secret requirement.

NOTE: On the E-series router, all secrets are stored as encrypted secrets.

Syntax: 

enable secret [ level securityLevel ] [ secretType ] secretText

no enable secret [ securityLevel ]

• securityLevel—Security level for which you want to set the secret; default value is 5

• 0—Allows the user to execute the help, enable, disable, and exit commands
• 1—Allows the user to execute commands in User Exec mode plus commands at level 0
• 5—Allows the user to execute Privileged Exec show commands plus the commands at levels 1 and 0; this is the default level
• 10—Allows the user to execute all commands except support commands, which may be provided by Juniper Networks Customer Service
• 15—Allows the user to execute support commands

• secretType—One of the following:

• 0—Indicates that the secret is unencrypted; this is the default
• 7—Indicates that the secret is encrypted

• secretText—Secret, either encrypted or unencrypted, depending on the secret type

Mode(s): 

Global Configuration

    Release Information    Command introduced before JUNOSe Release 7.1.0.