enable secret

Syntax

enable secret [ level securityLevel ] [ secretType ] secretText

no enable secret [ securityLevel ]

Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.

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.

Options

• 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

Global Configuration