Reseting the Enable Password

1. 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

1. If you just want to reset the enable secret, the when you get to the
2. "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