Chapter3 Troubleshooting
Recovering a Lost Password
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Resetting the Password
Follow these steps to reset an enable secret password and restore the configuration
of the router:
Step1 Enter the configure terminal command to enter configuration mode:
Router# configure terminal
Step2 Enter the enable secret command to reset the enable secret password in the
router:
Router(config)# enable secret <gobbledegook>
Step3 Enter the config-register command and the original configuration register value
that you recorded in Step 5 in the “Determining the Configuration Register Value”
section on page 3-2.
Step4 Press Ctrl-Z to exit configuration mode.
Router(config)# Ctrl-Z
Step5 Save your configuration changes:
Router# copy running-config startup-config
Step6 Reboot the router, and enter the enable secret password.
Resetting the Configuration Register Value
Follow these steps to restore the configuration of the router after you have
recovered an enable password:
Step1 Enter the configure terminal command to enter configuration mode:
Router# configure terminal
Step2 Enter the config-register command and the original configuration register value
that you recorded in Step 5 in the “Determining the Configuration Register Value”
section on page 3-2.