Cisco Systems 815 manual Resetting the Password, Resetting the Configuration Register Value

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

Recovering a Lost Password

Resetting the Password

Follow these steps to reset an enable secret password and restore the configuration of the router:

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 <password>

Step 3 Enter the config-registercommand and the original configuration register value that you recorded in Step 5 in the “Determining the Configuration Register Value” section on page 3-2.

Step 4 Press Ctrl-Zto exit configuration mode.

Router(config)# Ctrl-Z

Step 5 Save your configuration changes:

Router# copy running-config startup-config

Step 6 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:

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

Router# configure terminal

Step 2 Enter the config-registercommand and the original configuration register value that you recorded in Step 5 in the “Determining the Configuration Register Value” section on page 3-2.

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