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Enter file No:2
Select file number 2, and the system prompts:
The file you selected is flash:/private-data.txt,Delete it? [Y/N]Y
Enter Y. If the system prompts the following, the file is deleted.
Deleting.......Done!
To Return to the Main Menu
Select 0 from the file control submenu to return to the BootWare main menu.
Dealing with Password Loss
This section describes how to deal with password loss.
User Password Loss
If you forget your user password, the system will refuse your login. In this case, set a new user
password by following the steps below.
1) Enter the BootWare main menu and select 6 to bypass the current configuration in system startup.
The following information appears:
Flag Set Success.
2) When the BootWare main menu appears again, select 0 to restart the system.
System is starting...
3) Set a new user password in system view.
[Sysname]user-interface conole 0
[Sysname-ui-console0]authentication-mode password
[Sysname-ui-console0]set authentication password simple 123456
This information indicates that password authentication is used for console port login, the password is
set to 123456, and it is stored in plain text.
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After reboot, the system runs with the initial default configuration, while the original configuration
file is still kept in the Flash. To restore the original configuration, use the display
saved-configuration command to locate the configuration file, and then copy and run it.
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If the password is stored in plain text, you can use the display current-configuration command to
view the password in the current configuration. If you use the set authentication password
cipher 123456 command to set your password, the password will be stored in cipher text.
4) Save your new password.
[Sysname] save
The current configuration will be written to the device. Are you sure? [Y/N]:y
Please input the file name(*.cfg)[flash:/startup.cfg]
(To leave the existing filename unchanged, press the enter key):
flash:/startup.cfg exists, overwrite? [Y/N]:y