Cisco Systems 1700 manual Reset the Password

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-configcommand to display an enable password in the configuration file:

Router# show startup-config

If you are recovering an enable password, skip the following “Reset the Password” section and complete the password recovery process by performing the steps in the next section, “Reset the Configuration Register Value.”

If you are recovering an enable secret password, it is not displayed in the show startup-configcommand output. Complete the password recovery process by performing the steps in the following “Reset the Password” 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