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January 16th, 2013 07:00
can't switch to enable mode
hi
i have just receive a powerconnect 8164F and i m trying to basically configure it
with the setup wizard i have put the ip configuration and the initial privilege user account ( level 15 )
after i have created with the web interface the ssh keys in order to able to connect to the switch.
tight now i can connect to the switch through ssh
but when i enter the command
enable
i got the following message
ssh root@172.16.8.1
root@172.16.8.1's password:
console>en
Authentication failed.
0 events found
No Events found!


hongbui
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September 28th, 2019 02:00
below is more log
DellEMC>terminal monitor
DellEMC>
DellEMC>enable
DellEMC>Sep 28 17:21:34 %STKUNIT1-M:CP %SEC-4-ENABLE_PASSW_NOT_CONFIGURED: Enable password is required for authentication but not configured (by admin from vty0 (10.10.164.206)) - repeated 3 times
hongbui
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September 28th, 2019 02:00
I have enabled the password with command "username admin password xxxxx' but i access again and can't switch to enable mode
DellEMC>enable
DellEMC>enable
DellEMC>en
DellEMC>en