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xStack DES-3800 Series Layer 3 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch CLI Manual Response timeout : 60 seconds User attempts : 5 DES-3800:admin# enable admin Purpose Syntax Description Parameters Restrictions Used to promote user level privileges to administrator level privileges enable admin When the user logins to the device successfully through TACACS / XTACACS / TACACS+ server or none method, the "user" privilege level is assigned only. If the user wants to get admin privilege level, the user must use the "enable admin" command to promote his privilege level. But when the user logins to the device successfully through RADIUS server or local method, 3 kinds of privilege level can be assigned to the user and the user can not use the "enable admin" command to promote to admin privilege level. When the Enable Method List is set to TACACS, XTACACS, or RADIUS, the user must create a special account with the username "enable" in order to support the Enable Admin function. This function becomes inoperable when the authentication policy is disabled. None. Only when user logins the device successfully though TACACS / XTACACS / TACACS+ server or none method can use this command to promote privileges. Example usage: To enable administrator privileges on the Switch: DES-3800:admin#enable admin Password: ****** DES-3800:admin# config admin local_enable Purpose Syntax Description Parameters Restrictions Used to configure the local enable password for administrator level privileges. config admin local_enable This command will configure the locally enabled password for the enable admin command. When a user chooses the "local_enable" method to promote user level privileges to administrator privileges, he or she will be prompted to enter the password configured here, that is set locally on the Switch. - After entering this command, the user will be prompted to enter the old password, then a new password in an alphanumeric string of no more than 15 characters, and finally prompted to enter the new password again for confirmation. See the example below. Only Administrator-level users can issue this command. Example usage: To configure the password for the "local_enable" authentication method. DES-3800:admin#config admin local_enable Command: config admin local_enable 272