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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Chapter 2 Configuring General Switch Features
Configuring User Access
Deleting Users
To delete a user, use the following procedure.
Step 1 Establish a CLI management session using a username with privileges at least one level higher than that
of the user you want to delete.
Step 2 Enter the following command after the switch prompt:
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a >deluser <username>
Enter the username using from 1 to 12 alphanumeric characters.
This step completes the deletion of a user.
Step 3 To verify the user has been deleted, enter the command dspusers.
Resetting the Default User Password
If you lose or forget your password for switch access, you should ask a user with a higher access level
to reset your password using the cnfuser command. If you do not have any passwords for any access
levels, you can use the following password recovery procedure to reset the password for user cisco. This
procedure resets the user cisco password to the default password cisco, and leaves all other passwords
unchanged. (You can change the other passwords with the cnfuser command after logging in as user
cisco.)
Note This feature can be disabled using the cnfpswdreset command as described in the next section. You can
determine if this feature is enabled or disabled by logging in as a user at any level and entering the
dsppswdreset command.
Step 1 Establish a physical connection to the switch through the Console Port (CP) connector on the PXM
UI-S3 card.
Caution Anyone with physical access to the switch Console Port can reset the password, deny access to other
users, and reconfigure the switch. To prevent unauthorized switch access and configuration, the switch
should be installed in a secure area.
Step 2 When the login prompt appears, press ESC, CTRL-Y to reset the password.
Step 3 Log in using username cisco and the password cisco.
Step 4 To maintain switch security after resetting the cisco user password, change the password using the
cnfpasswd command.