enable password enable secret are the same

[gerardor884]

example i had my enable password cisco and then i setup enable secret cisco and now i locked out of my equipment does anybody knows why?

Thanks 

[Kasun Bandara]

Hi ,

normally you cannot give same password for both by default. 

reference : https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/12_2/security/command/reference/fsecur_r/srfpass.html#wp1017497