Cisco Systems 815 manual Prompt changes to the privileged Exec prompt

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

Recovering a Lost Password

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 using an enable password, it will appear in the startup configuration. Write down the password and keep the record secure.

If you are using an enable secret password, there will be no enable password in the startup configuration.

Step 9 Enter the copy startup-configrunning-configcommand to return to your startup configuration:

Router# copy startup-config running-config

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

If you are resetting an enable secret password, you will not see it displayed in the show startup-configcommand output. Complete the password recovery process by performing the steps in the “Resetting the Password” section, which follows.

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