Yamaha 10G SWR2310-28GT/18GT/10G Command Reference - Page 27

Command Reference | Maintenance and operation functions | 27 [Description] Specifies the administrator password needed to enter privileged EXEC mode. If this command is executed with the "no" syntax, the administrator password is deleted. [Note] If the password was encrypted by the password-encryption command, it is shown in the configuration in the form "enable password 8 password." The user cannot enter the password in this form when making configuration settings from the command line. [Example] Specify admin1234 as the administrator password. SWR2310(config)#enable password admin1234 Delete the administrator password. SWR2310(config)#no enable password 4.1.3 Encrypt password [Syntax] password-encryption switch no password-encryption [Parameter] switch : Set password encryption enable disable Setting value Encrypt Don't encrypt Description [Initial value] password-encryption disable [Input mode] global configuration mode [Description] Enables password encryption. If this is enabled, the password entered by the password command, the enable paassword command, and the username command are saved in the configuration in an encrypted form. If this command is executed with the "no" syntax, password encryption is disabled, and the password entered by the password command, the enable paassword command, and the username command are saved in the configuration as plaintext. [Note] If password encryption is changed from disabled to enabled, previously-entered passwords are converted from plaintext to an encrypted form; however if it is changed from enabled to disabled, previously-encrypted passwords in a configuration file do not return to plaintext. [Example] Enables password encryption. SWR2310(config)#password-encryption enable Disabled password encryption. SWR2310(config)#no password-encryption 4.1.4 Allow login with special password [Syntax] force-password switch no force-password