System information

Configuring the System
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WORD is the user-defined unencrypted password for the BSR that is no more
than 31 characters.
3. To set the Privileged EXEC password, use the enable password command, as
shown below:
MOT(config)#enable password {0 | 7} <WORD>
where:
0 indicates that the following password is unencrypted (clear text).
7 indicates that the following password is encrypted.
WORD is the user-defined unencrypted password for the BSR that is no more
than 31 characters.
4. Automatic encryption is disabled by default. If you want to encrypt all currently
unencrypted passwords and all future passwords entered on the BSR, use the
service password-encryption command in Global Configuration mode, as
shown below:
MOT(config)#service password-encryption
If you want to turn off the service password encryption feature so that passwords
entered in the future are no longer encrypted, use the no service
password-encryption command in Global Configuration mode, as shown below:
MOT(config)#no service password-encryption
5. The show running-config command is used to determine if the password name
and encryption has been set. Use the show running-config command in
Privileged EXEC mode to verify your configuration, as shown below:
Note: The no service password-encryption command does not unencrypt
passwords that are already encrypted. If you want to unencrypt encrypted
passwords, you must change them manually.