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Cisco 7100 Series VPN Router Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 4 Performing a Basic Startup Configuration
Replacing or Recovering a Lost Password
--- System Configuration Dialog --
Step 9 Enter no in response to the System Configuration Dialog prompts until the following message is
displayed:
Press RETURN to get started!
Step 10 Press Return. The user EXEC prompt is displayed as follows:
Router>
Step 11 Enter the enable command to enter privileged EXEC (enable) mode. Then enter the show
startup-config command to display the passwords in the configuration file as follows:
Router# show startup-config
Step 12 Scan the configuration file display looking for the passwords (the enable passwords are usually near the
beginning of the file, and the console login or user EXEC password is near the end). The passwords
displayed look something like this:
enable secret 5 $1$ORPP$s9syZt4uKn3SnpuLDrhuei
enable password 23skiddoo
.
.
line con 0
password onramp
The enable secret password is encrypted and cannot be recovered; it must be replaced. The enable and
console passwords may be encrypted or clear text. Proceed to the next step to replace an enable secret,
console login, or enable password. If there is no enable secret password, note the enable and console
login passwords, if they are not encrypted, and proceed to Step 16.
Caution Do not execute the next step unless you have determined you must change or replace the enable, enable
secret, or console login passwords. Failure to follow the steps as shown might cause you to erase your
router configuration.
Step 13 Enter the configure memory command to load the startup configuration file into running memory. This
action allows you to modify or replace passwords in the configuration.
Router# configure memory
Step 14 Enter the privileged EXEC command configure terminal to enter configuration mode.
Hostname# configure terminal
Step 15 Change all three passwords using the following commands:
Hostname(config)# enable secret newpassword1
Hostname(config)# enable password newpassword2
Hostname(config)# line con 0
Hostname(config-line)# password newpassword3
Change only the passwords necessary for your configuration. You can remove individual passwords by
using the no form of the above commands. For example, entering the no enable secret command
removes the enable secret password.
Step 16 Configure all interfaces to be not administratively shut down as follows:
Hostname(config)# interface fastethernet 0/0
Hostname(config-if)# no shutdown