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Procedure with password recovery disabled – IBM 12.1(22)EA6 User Manual

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Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules for the IBM BladeCenter, Software Configuration Guide

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Chapter 25 Troubleshooting

Using Recovery Procedures

Step 10

Enter global configuration mode:

Switch# configure terminal

Step 11

Change the password:

Switch (config)# enable secret

password

The secret password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case
sensitive, and allows spaces but ignores leading spaces.

Step 12

Return to privileged EXEC mode:

Switch (config)# exit

Switch#

Step 13

Write the running configuration to the startup configuration file:

Switch# copy running-config startup-config

The new password is now in the startup configuration.

Note

This procedure is likely to leave your switch VLAN interface in a shutdown state. You can see
which interface is in this state by entering the show running-config privileged EXEC command.
To re-enable the interface, enter the interface vlan vlan-id global configuration command, and
specify the VLAN ID of the shutdown interface. With the switch in interface configuration
mode, enter the no shutdown command.

Procedure with Password Recovery Disabled

If the password-recovery mechanism is disabled, this message appears:

The password-recovery mechanism has been triggered, but

is currently disabled. Access to the boot loader prompt

through the password-recovery mechanism is disallowed at

this point. However, if you agree to let the system be

reset back to the default system configuration, access

to the boot loader prompt can still be allowed.

Would you like to reset the system back to the default configuration (y/n)?

Caution

Returning the switch to the default configuration results in the loss of all existing configurations. We
recommend that you contact your system administrator to verify if there are backup switch and VLAN
configuration files.

If you enter n (no), the normal boot process continues as if the Mode button had not been pressed;
you cannot access the boot loader prompt, and you cannot enter a new password. You see the
message:

Press Enter to continue........

If you enter y (yes), the configuration file in flash memory and the VLAN database file are deleted.
When the default configuration loads, you can reset the password.