enable password cisco1 !
no aaa new-model
system mtu routing 1500
!
!
!<-- Output Omitted -->
Notice that the password is printed in clear text, which is considered to be a security issue. If for example, you back up your configuration onto a server and someone gains access to this backup file, they will be able to read the password and your security will be compromised.
Note: To scroll through the rest of your configuration, you can use the space bar to scroll screen by screen, or Enter to scroll line by line. You can also press q or CTRL+C or CTRL+Z to stop viewing any output that requires scrolling.
Step 8
To resolve the password security issue, configure an enable secret, and compare this to the enable password. Enter global configuration mode and use the enable secret command to set a password of ciscoas follows (press Enter after each command):
NYACCESS1# configure terminal
NYACCESS1(config)# enable secret cisco
You will see the following output:
NYACCESS1#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
NYACCESS1(config)#enable secret cisco
NYACCESS1(config)#
Note: The Cisco IOS will not allow you to have the same text string for both the enable password and the enable secret.
Step 9
As you did before, quit back to privileged executive mode, then type disable to exit privileged executive mode.
Type the following commands (press Enter after each command):
NYACCESS1(config)# exit
NYACCESS1# disable
The output will be as follows:
NYACCESS1(config)#exit
NYACCESS1#disable
NYACCESS1>
Enter privileged executive mode once again. Which password do you have to type? Try cisco1. If that doesn’t work, try cisco. There is clearly a password preference to which the switch accepts.
Type the following commands (press Enter after each command):
NYACCESS1> enable