You set the console password, but when you display the configuration, the password doesn't show up; it looks like this: [output cut]
Line console 0
Exec-timeout 1 44
Password 7098C0BQR
Login
[output cut] What cause the password to be sto…

Q: You set the console password, but when you display the configuration, the password doesn't show up; it looks like this: [output cut] Line console 0 Exec-timeout 1 44 Password 7098C0BQR Login [output cut] What cause the password to be sto…

The command service password-encryption , from global configuration mode, will encrypt the passwords.

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You set the console password, but when you display the configuration, the password doesn't show up; it looks like this: [output cut]
Line console 0
    Exec-timeout 1 44
    Password 7098C0BQR
    Login
[output cut] What cause the password to be sto…

Accepted Answer

The command service password-encryption, from global configuration mode, will encrypt the passwords.

You set the console password, but when you display the configuration, the password doesn't show up; it looks like this: [output cut] Line console 0 Exec-timeout 1 44 Password 7098C0BQR Login [output cut] What cause the password to be stored like this?

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