Dell Networking N Series: How to set the enable password for OS6

Summary: This article explains how to set the privilege enable password for the Dell Networking N-series switches running OS6.

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Symptoms

To configure the enable password, use the following commands.

Command Syntax
 

Command

Parameters

console# configure

Enter configuration mode.

console(config) enable password <password>

This sets a local password to control access to the privileged Exec mode.

 

Example

 Assume that we want to configure the enable password as "password123".

 Note:  Use more complicated, hard to guess credentials to secure the switch.

console#configure
console(config)#enable password password123


You can verify this by looking at the current running configuration:

console# show running-config | include enable

enable password a3945504d807c21094969da1a54ee6e2 encrypted

 

Result

Now you are required to provide a password to enter privilege mode.

console>enable

Password:***********

Cause

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Resolution

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Affected Products

PowerSwitch N1100-ON Series, PowerSwitch N1500 Series, PowerSwitch N2000 Series, PowerSwitch N2100 Series, PowerSwitch N2200-ON Series, PowerSwitch N3000 Series, Dell EMC PowerSwitch N3000E-ON Series, PowerSwitch N4000 Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000138031
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 15 May 2025
Version:  4
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