Configuring Username and Password Security

Front-Panel Security

Re-Enabling the Clear Button on the Switch’s Front Panel and Setting or Changing the “Reset-On-Clear” Operation

Syntax: [no] front-panel-security password-clear reset-on-clear

This command does both of the following:

Re-enables the password-clearing function of the Clear button on the switch’s front panel.

Specifies whether the switch reboots if the Clear button is pressed.

To re-enable password-clear, you must also specify whether to enable or disable the reset-on-clearoption.

Defaults:

password-clear: Enabled.

reset-on-clear: Disabled. Thus:

To enable password-clear with reset-on-clear disabled, use this syntax:

no front-panel-security password-clear reset-on-clear

To enable password-clear with reset-on-clear also enabled, use this syntax:

front-panel-security password-clear reset-on-clear

(Either form of the command enables password-clear.)

Note: If you disable password-clearand also disable the password-recoveryoption, you can still recover from a lost password by using the Reset+Clear button combination at reboot as described on page 2-9.Although the Clear button does not erase passwords when disabled, you can still use it with the Reset button (Reset+Clear) to restore the switch to its factory default configuration. You can then get access to the switch to set a new password.

For example, suppose that password-clearis disabled and you want to restore it to its default configuration (enabled, with reset-on-cleardisabled).

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