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Configuring User Access
Enter the username using from 1 to 12 alphanumeric characters. This completes the deletion of a user.
Step 3
To verify the user has been deleted, enter the dspusers command.
Resetting the User cisco Password
If you lose or forget your password for switch access, you should ask a user with a higher access level
to reset your password using the cnfuser command. If you do not have any passwords for any access
levels, you can use the following password recovery procedure to reset the password for user cisco. This
procedure resets the user cisco password to cisco and leaves all other passwords unchanged. (You can
change the other passwords with the cnfuser command after logging in as user cisco.)
Note
This feature can be disabled using the cnfpswdreset command as described in the next section. You can
determine if this feature is enabled or disabled by logging in as a user at any level and entering the
dsppswdreset command.
Use the following procedure to reset the user cisco password.
Establish a physical connection to the switch through the Console Port (CP) connector on the
Step 1
PXM-UI-S3 or PXM-UI-S3/B back card.
Caution
Anyone with physical access to the switch CP can reset the password, deny access to other users, and
reconfigure the switch. To prevent unauthorized switch access and configuration, the switch should be
installed in a secure area.
Step 2
When the login prompt appears, press ESC, CTRL-Y to reset the password.
Log in using username cisco and password cisco.
Step 3
Step 4
To maintain switch security after resetting the cisco user password, change the password using the
cnfpasswd command.
Enabling and Disabling the User cisco Password Reset
If the switch you are managing is in an insecure area, you might want to disable the user cisco password
reset feature. Otherwise, anyone with physical access to the switch CP can reset the password, deny
access to other users, and reconfigure the switch. This feature can be enabled again at a later date if you
know the user name and password for a user at the SERVICE_GP privilege level or higher.
To enable or disable the password reset feature, use the following procedure.
Establish a configuration session using a user name with SERVICE_GP privileges or higher.
Step 1
Step 2
To disable password reset, enter the cnfpswdreset off command.
Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
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Configuring General Switch Features
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
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