Reference Guide

82 | Switch Management
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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, follow these steps:
Recovering from a Forgotten Enable Password
If you forget the enable password, follow these steps:
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 and enter Boot User mode.
The BOOT USER prompt is
displayed.
Press any key. During switch bootup
4 Set the system parameters to ignore
the startup configuration file when
the switch reloads.
ignore startup-config
BOOT USER
5 Reload the system.
reload
BOOT USER
6 Copy startup-config.bak to the
running config.
copy flash://startup-config.bak
running-config
EXEC Privilege
7 Remove all authentication statements
you might have for the console.
no authentication login
no password
LINE
8 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 and enter Boot User mode.
The BOOT USER prompt is
displayed.
Press any key. During switch bootup
4 Set the system parameters to ignore
the startup configuration file when
the switch reloads.
ignore enable-password
BOOT USER
5 Reload the system. reload BOOT USER
6 Configure a new enable password. enable {secret | password} CONFIGURATION