System information

Recovering a Lost Password
Book Title
24-494
Figure 24-3 Password Recovery: IGS Running Software Release Prior to 9.1
Step 3
Set switch number 7 to the ON position (down).
Step 4 Set switches 0–3 to the OFF position (up).
Step 5 Power up the router.
The router will boot up, and the terminal will display the ROM monitor (>) prompt.
Step 6 Enter b (bootstrap) at the (>) prompt.
Step 7 Press the Return key until the Test-System> prompt appears.
Step 8 Enter the enable privileged exec command at the Test-System> prompt.
Step 9 If the password is cleartext (is not encrypted), go to Step 14.
If the password is encrypted, continue with Step 10.
Step 10 If the password is encrypted, enter the configure memory privileged exec command.
This writes the stored configuration into running memory.
Step 11 Enter the configure terminal privileged exec command to enter router configuration
mode.
Step 12 If you have lost the enable password, use the enable-password global configuration
command to configure a new password and press ^Z to exit configuration mode.
If you have lost the login password, configure a new password on the console line using
the login and password line configuration commands. Press ^Z to exit configuration
mode.
Syntax:
Lost
password
Cisco IGS running
software prior to
Software Release 9.1.
Power down
the router
Record the
settings of the
rear panel
DIP switches
Set switch 7
to ON (down);
Set switches
0–3 to OFF (up)
Enter b at the
ROM monitor
(>) prompt
Press Return
until the
Test-System >
prompt appears
Power up
the router
Enter the
enable
command
Enter the
show
configuration
command
Locate and
record the
frogotten login
and/or enable
password(s)
Do NOT make
configuration
changes or
write memory
at this point
Enter the
configure
memory
command
Enter the
configure
terminal
command
Configure your
new login
and/or enable
password(s)
Power up
the router
Encrypted
Password?
Yes
No
Exit
configuration
mode by entering
Z
Enter the
write
memory
command
Power down
the router
Return the
rear panel DIP
switches to
their original
settings
Password
recovery
complete