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Managing Passwords
How to Change Your Password
Use the enable password command to change the password. Note that if the password has been changed,
the default password will no longer be accepted.
Options
The following options are available:
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At the SCE(config)# prompt type enable password level level password and press Enter.
Step 1
The Network Administrator should record passwords in a secure location.
Verifying that the Password has been Successfully Changed
Step 1
Initiate a new telnet connection, while maintaining the one you used to set the password.
This is important so that if the verification fails, you would still have admin level authorization to
re-enter the password.
Step 2
At the SCE# prompt type enable level and press Enter.
Specify the level for which you have just changed the password.
At the prompt, type your new password and press Enter.
Step 3
If your new password has been entered successfully, then the appropriate prompt appears.
If you enter an incorrect password, the password prompt will appear again.
Repeat these steps as necessary to check additional passwords.
The encryption feature will encrypt the passwords in the platform configuration files.
Cisco SCE 2000 and SCE 1000 Software Configuration Guide
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level — the number of the authorization level for which the password is defined.
The authorization levels are:
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0: user
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5: viewer
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10: admin
15: root
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password — the new password for the specified authorization level.
Chapter 5
Configuring the Management Interface and Security
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