Difference between revisions of "Reseting the Enable Password"
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Revision as of 03:37, 21 September 2010
- Reset the whole switch
Hold down the mode button on the front, as seen in the photo below, and connect the power cable.
switch: flash_init switch: load_helper switch: rename flash:config.text flash:config.backup switch: boot Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: yes
Then answer appropriately
- If you just want to reset the enable secret, the when you get to the
- "Would You like to enter...", answer no and then do the following
switch: en switch# rename flash:config.backup config.text switch# copy flash:config.text system:running-config switch# config t switch(config)# no enable secret switch(config)# exit switch# wr mem switch# config t switch(config)# enable password somepassword
