Using the CLI 27The default host name is Console unless it was changed using the hostname command in the GlobalConfiguration mode.Privileged EXEC ModePrivileged access is password protected to prevent unauthorized use because, many of the privilegedcommands set operating system parameters. The password is not displayed on the screen and is casesensitive.Privileged users enter directly into the Privileged EXEC mode. To enter the Privileged EXEC mode fromthe User EXEC mode, perform the following steps:1 At the prompt enter the enable command and press . A password prompt appears.2 Enter the password and press . The password is displayed as *. The Privileged EXEC modeprompt is displayed. The Privileged EXEC mode prompt consists of the device host name followedby #.To return from the Privileged EXEC mode to the User EXEC mode, use the disable command. Thefollowing example illustrates how to access the Privileged EXEC mode and return to the User EXECmode:The exit (mst) command is used to return from any mode to the previous mode except when returningto the User EXEC mode from the Privileged EXEC mode. For example, the exit command is used toreturn from the Interface Configuration mode to the Global Configuration mode.Global Configuration ModeGlobal Configuration mode commands apply to features that affect the system as a whole, rather thanjust a specific interface. The configure Privileged EXEC mode command is used to enter the GlobalConfiguration mode.Console#Console> enableEnter Password: ******Console#Console# disableConsole>book.book Page 27 Thursday, December 18, 2008 7:40 PM
