Administrator Guide

Verifying the configuration
To verify if authentication of local management user accounts is enabled or disabled, use the following
command:
show mgmt-user local-authentication-mode
Resetting the Admin or Enable Password
This section describes how to reset the password for the default administrator user account (admin) on the
controller. Use this procedure if the administrator user account password is lost or forgotten.
1. Connect a local console to the serial port on the controller.
2. From the console, login in the controller using the username password and the password forgetme!.
3. Enter enable mode by typing in enable, followed by the password enable.
4. Enter configuration mode by typing in configure terminal.
5. To configure the administrator user account, enter mgmt-user admin root. Enter a new password for this
account. Retype the same password to confirm.
6. Exit from the configuration mode, enable mode, and user mode.
This procedure also resets the enable mode password to enable. If you have defined a management user
password policy, make sure that the new password conforms to this policy. For details, see Implementing a
Specific Management Password Policy on page 871.
Figure 178 is an example of how to reset the password. The commands in bold type are what you enter.
(host)
User: password
Password: forgetme!
(host) >enable
Password: enable
(host) #configure terminal
Enter Configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z
(host) (config) #mgmt-user admin root
Password: ******
Re-Type password: ******
(host) (config) #exit
(host) #exit
(host) >exit
Figure 178 Resetting the Password
After you reset the administrator user account and password, you can login to the controller and reconfigure
the enable mode password. To do this, enter configuration mode and type the enable secret command. You
are prompted to enter a new password and retype it to confirm. Save the configuration by entering write
memory.
Figure 179 details an example reconfigure the enable mode password. Again, the command you enter displays
in bold type.
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