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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
Press RETURN to get started!
Step 6
Press Return. The following prompt appears:
Router>
Step 7
Enter the enable command to enter privileged EXEC
mode. Configuration changes can be made only in this
mode:
Router> enable
The prompt changes to the privileged EXEC prompt:
Router#
Step 8
Enter the show startup-config command to display an
enable password in the configuration file:
Router# show startup-config
If you are recovering an enable password, skip the
following
the password recovery process by performing the steps
in the next section, “
Reset the Configuration Register
.”
If you are recovering an enable secret password, it is not
displayed in the show startup-config command output.
Complete the password recovery process by performing
the steps in the following
section.
Reset the Password
Step 1
Enter the configure terminal command to enter
configuration mode:
Router# configure terminal
Step 2
Enter the enable secret command to reset the enable
secret password in the router:
Router(config)# enable secret gobbledegook