Reference Guide

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Recovering from a Forgotten Password
If you configure authentication for the console and you exit out of EXEC mode or your console session
times out, you are prompted for a password to re-enter.
If you forget your password:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Log onto the system via console.
2 Power-cycle the chassis by switching off all of the power modules and then switching them back on.
3 Abort bootup by sending the break
signal when prompted.
Ctrl+Shift+6
Type "go 0x00040004" to enter the FTOS BLI shell
You can use U-boot native networking facilities
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Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
Starting F10 BLI Shell ...
BOOT_USER # enable admin
Password : XXXXXXXXX
RPM0-CP BOOT_ADMIN #
4 Enter BOOT_ADMIN mode using
the command enable admin. Enter
ncorerulz when prompted for a
password.
enable admin BOOT_USER
***** Welcome to FTOS Boot Interface *****
Use "help" or "?" for more information.
BOOT_USER # enable admin
Password : XXXXXXXXX
RPM0-CP BOOT_ADMIN #
5 Rename the startup-config so it does
not load on the next system reload.
rename :flash://startup-config flash://
startup-config.bak
BOOT_ADMIN
6 Verify that startup-config is
renamed.
dir flash: BOOT_ADMIN
RPM0-CP BOOT_ADMIN # dir flash:
Directory of flash:
1 -rwx 11407411 Jun 09 2004 09:38:40 FTOS-EE3-5.3.1.1.bin
2 -rwx 4977 Jun 09 2004 09:38:38 startup-config.bak
7 Reload the system. reload BOOT_ADMIN
8 Copy startup-config.bak to the
running config.
copy flash://startup-config.bak
running-config
EXEC Privilege
9 Remove all authentication statements
you might have for the console.
no authentication login
no password
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10 Save the running-config. copy running-config startup-config EXEC Privilege