Entering Privileged EXEC Mode after a Telnet or SSH Login

The user privilege level is based on the privilege level granted during login. By default, a user enters User EXEC mode after a successful login through Telnet or SSH. As an option, you can configure the device so that a user enters Privileged EXEC mode after a Telnet or SSH login. To do this, enter the following command.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# aaa authentication login privilege-mode