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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide D-5
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Password Recovery Options
D
Password Recovery Options
The following table describes the options available when one or more types of passwords are lost.
Table D-4 Password Recovery Options
Topic v4.0.0 v4.1.0 and later
If all the passwords are forgotten,
what is the password recovery
mechanism? Are these
procedures non-disruptive
recovery procedures?
Contact your switch service
provider. A non-disruptive
procedure is available.
Contact your switch service
provider. A non-disruptive
procedure is available.
If a user has only the root
password, what is the password
recovery mechanism?
Root can change any
password by using the
passwd command.
Use passwd command to set
other passwords.
Use passwdDefault
command to set all
passwords to default.
How to recover boot PROM
password?
n/a Contact your switch service
provider and provide the
recovery string.
Refer to “Setting the Boot
PROM Password” on
page 3-34 for instructions on
setting the password with a
recovery string.
How do I recover a user, admin,
or factory password?
Refer to “Recovering Forgotten Passwords” on page 3-39.