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Parameters
Command Modes
Not configured.
Command
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Usage
Information
Only Dell Force10 Technical Support staff use this command.
enable smux-debug
Enable SMUX debug-level commands.
Syntax
enable smux-debug
To disable SMUX debug, use no enable smux-debug command.
Command Modes
Not configured.
Command
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service password-encryption
Encrypt all passwords configured in FTOS.
Syntax
service password-encryption
To store new passwords as clear text, use the no service password-encryption command.
Defaults
Enabled.
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
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encryption-type (OPTIONAL) Enter the number 7 as the encryption type.
Enter 7 followed a text string as the hidden password. The text string must be a
password that was already encrypted by a Dell Force10 router.
Use this parameter only with a password that you copied from the
show
running-config
file of another Dell Force10 router.
password
Enter a text string, up to 32 characters long, as the clear text password.
Version 8.3.17.0 Supported on M I/O Aggregator
Version 8.3.17.0 Supported on M I/O Aggregator
Version 8.3.17.0 Supported on M I/O Aggregator
Caution: Encrypting passwords with this command does not provide a high level of security.
When the passwords are encrypted, you cannot return them to plain text unless you re-configure
them. To remove an encrypted password, use the no password password command.