KB.15.15

Deleting password protection

This procedure deletes all usernames (if configured) and passwords (manager and operator).

Option one

1. If you have physical access to the switch, press and hold the [Clear] button (on the front of the

switch) for a minimum of one second to clear all password protection

2. Enter new passwords.

Option two

If you do not have physical access to the switch, you will need manager-level access. Following

this procedure to delete password protection:

1. Enter the console at the manager level.

2. Select the Set Manager Password option.

3. Select to Delete Password Protection.

Selection will prompt the following:

Continue Deletion of password protection? No/ Yes

a. Press the [Space bar] to select Yes, then press [Enter].

b. Press [Enter] to clear the Delete Password Protection message.

Recovering from a lost manager password

If you cannot start a console session at the manager level because of a lost manager password,

clear the password by following these steps:

1. Get physical access to the switch.

2. Press and hold the [Clear] button on the switch for a minimum of one second.

This deletes all passwords and usernames (manager and operator) used by the console.

Setting passwords and user names in the CLI

NOTE: The password command has changed. You can now configure manager and operator

passwords in one step.

Syntax:

[no]password <manager | operator | all | portaccess> [

user-name ASCII-STR ] [ <plaintext | sha1> ASCII-STR]

Sets or clears a local username/password for a given access level.

The command sets or changes existing password(s). If no password is provided in

the command, you are prompted to enter the new password twice.

The [no] form of the command removes specific local password protection.

NOTE: port-access is available only if include-credentials is enabled.

For the 3800, 5400zl, and 8200zl switches, when the switch is in enhanced secure

mode, commands that take a password as a parameter have the echo of the

password typing replaced with asterisks. The input for the password is prompted

for interactively.

Syntax

manager|operator|port-access|all

Level of access

22 Configuring Username and Password Security