Global Password Commands

enable-admin

Syntax

enable-admin

Context

<global>

Description

Note:

See the description for the admin-password command. If the admin-password is configured in the config>system>security>password context, then any user can enter the special administrative mode by entering the enable-admin command.

The enable-admin command is in the default profile. By default, all users have access to this command.

After the enable-admin command is entered, the user is prompted for a password. If the password matches, the user receives unrestricted access to all the commands.

There are two ways to verify that a user is in the enable-admin mode:

  • enter the show users command — the Administrator can see which users are in enable-admin mode, indicated by the "A" on the same line as that username

  • enter the enable-admin command again at the root prompt and an error message is returned


*A:7705:Dut-A# show users
===============================================================================
User                             Type    Login time             Idle time
  From
===============================================================================
                                 Console       --               0d 01:07:45
  --
admin                            Telnet  23MAR2023 16:08:01     0d 00:01:27
  192.168.192.126
bla                              Telnet  23MAR2023 17:15:11     0d 00:00:00  A
  192.168.192.127
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of users : 2
'A' indicates user is in admin mode
===============================================================================
*A:7705:Dut-A#