Reference Guide

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Recovering from a Forgotten Enable Password on the S55
If you forget the enable password:
4 Set the system parameters to ignore
the startup configuration file when
the system reloads.
setenv stconfigignore true
uBoot
5 To save the changes, use the saveenv
command
saveenv
uBoot
6 Reload the system.
reset
uBoot
7 Copy startup-config.bak to the
running config.
copy flash://startup-config.bak
running-config
EXEC Privilege
8 Remove all authentication statements
you might have for the console.
no authentication login
no password
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9 Save the running-config.
copy running-config startup-config
EXEC Privilege
10 Set the system parameters to use the
startup configuration file when the
system reloads.
setenv stconfigignore false
uBoot
11 Save the running-config.
copy running-config startup-config
EXEC Privilege
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 Press any key to abort the boot
process. You enter uBoot
immediately, as indicated by the =>
prompt.
press any key (during bootup)
4 Set the system parameters to ignore
the enable password when the system
reloads.
setenv enablepwdignore true
uBoot
5 To save the changes, use the saveenv
command
saveenv
uBoot
6 Reload the system.
reset
uBoot
7 Configure a new enable password.
enable {secret | password}
CONFIGURATION
8 Save the running-config to the
startup-config.
copy running-config startup-config
EXEC Privilege
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode