Cisco Systems 520 series manual Reset the Password and Save Your Changes, 12-11

Chapter 12 Troubleshooting

Recovering a Lost Password

Step 7 Enter the enable command to enter enable mode. Configuration changes can be made only in enable 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, do not perform the steps in the following “Reset the Password and Save Your Changes” section. Instead, complete the password recovery process by performing the steps in the “Reset the Configuration Register Value” section.

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 and Save Your Changes” section.

Reset the Password and Save Your Changes

To reset your password and save the changes, follow these steps:

Step 1 Enter the configure terminal command to enter global 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 password

Step 3 Enter exit to exit global configuration mode:

Router(config)# exit

Step 4 Save your configuration changes:

Router# copy running-config startup-config

Reset the Configuration Register Value

To reset the configuration register value after you have recovered or reconfigured a password, follow these steps:

Step 1 Enter the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode:

Router# configure terminal

Step 2 Enter the configure register command and the original configuration register value that you recorded.

Router(config)# config-regvalue

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