To exit privileged EXEC mode and return to user EXEC mode, or exit to a lower privilege level, enter the disable EXEC command.
disable [level]
Syntax Description
level
(Optional) Specifies the user-privilege level.
Command Modes
EXEC
Command History
Release Modification 10.0
This command was introduced.
Usage Guidelines
Up to 16 security levels can be configured using Cisco IOS. If such levels are configured on a system, using this command with the level option allows a user to exit to a lower security level. If a level is not specified, the user will exit to the user EXEC mode, which is the default.
Note: There are five commands associated with privilege level 0: disable, enable, exit, help, and logout. If you configure AAA authorization for a privilege level greater than 0, these five commands will not be included in the privilege level command set.
Examples
The following example shows use of the disable command to exit from priviliged EXEC mode (indicated by a # after the router prompt) to user EXEC mode (indicated by a > router prompt):
Router# disable Router>