enable password encryption vs service password-encryption

NigelStorm

G'day guys,

Totally new to the world of Cisco/CCNA and currently attending my Cisco Network Academy Stage 1 program. As I'm in the processing of doing my tests and particularly in Chapter 6, I have found that if I incorrectly enter the wrong command in

enable password encryption instead of
service password-encryption

I cannot login at the EXEC level anymore. This mean its screws up the "enable secret" password and won't let me in no matter what.

Is there any way to fix this without having to shut down the whole exam and start again? Surely, there is a way to counter the "enable password encryption" command?

So frustrated at the moment and no matter what I do, I cannot login to the router.

So this is where I get stuck:

Welcome to network blah blah
password: *****
Router>en
password: ****
% bad secrets

so the above is where i get stuck as the old password that was working fine is not working after my mistake above.

Any help will be totally appreciated.

Thanks.
Nigel.

PCHoldmann

"enable password encryption" would set "encryption" as your enable password.

Service password-encryption is the correct command to enable the encryption of passwords stored in the configuration.