Users Guide

NOTE: The CONFIGURATION mode lock corresponds to a VTY session, not a user. Therefore, if you
configure a lock and then exit CONFIGURATION mode, and another user enters CONFIGURATION mode,
when you attempt to re-enter CONFIGURATION mode, you are denied access even though you are the
one that configured the lock.
NOTE: If your session times out and you return to EXEC mode, the CONFIGURATION mode lock is
unconfigured.
View the Configuration Lock Status
If you attempt to enter CONFIGURATION mode when another user has locked it, you may view which user
has control of CONFIGURATION mode using the show configuration lock command from EXEC
Privilege mode.
You can then send any user a message using the send command from EXEC Privilege mode. Alternatively,
you can clear any line using the clear command from EXEC Privilege mode. If you clear a console session,
the user is returned to EXEC mode.
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.
Use the following commands if you forget your password.
1 Log onto the system using the console.
2 Power-cycle the chassis by switching off all of the power modules and then switching them back on.
3 Hit any key to abort the boot process. You enter uBoot immediately, as indicated by the => prompt.
(during bootup)
hit any key
4 Set the system parameters to ignore the startup configuration file when the system reloads.
BOOT USER mode
ignore startup-config
5 Recovering from a Forgotten Password
BOOT USER mode
reload
6 Copy startup-config.bak to the running config.
EXEC Privilege mode
copy flash://startup-config.bak running-config
7 Remove all authentication statements you might have for the console.
LINE mode
no authentication login no password
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