Administrator Guide

NOTE: If your session times out and you return to EXEC mode, the CONFIGURATION mode lock is uncongured.

Recovering from a Forgotten Password

If you congure 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 o 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 conguration le when the system reloads.

uBoot mode

setenv stconfigignore true

5. To save the changes, use the saveenv command.

uBoot mode

saveenv

6. Reload the system.

uBoot mode

reset

7. Copy startup-cong.bak to the running cong.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy flash://startup-config.bak running-config

8. Remove all authentication statements you might have for the console.

LINE mode

no authentication login no password

9. Save the running-cong.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy running-config startup-config

10. Set the system parameters to use the startup conguration le when the system reloads.

uBoot mode

setenv stconfigignore false

11. Save the running-cong.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy running-config startup-config

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