Password Recovery; Disabling Or Re-Enabling The Password Recovery Process - HP 3500yl Series Access Security Manual

Configuring Username and Password Security

Password Recovery

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Password Recovery
The password recovery feature is enabled by default and provides a method
for regaining management access to the switch (without resetting the switch
to its factory default configuration) in the event that the system administrator
loses the local manager username (if configured) or password. Using Pass-
word Recovery requires:
password-recovery enabled (the default) on the switch prior to an attempt
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to recover from a lost username/password situation
Contacting your HP Customer Care Center to acquire a one-time-use
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password
Disabling or Re-Enabling the Password Recovery
Process
Disabling the password recovery process means that the only method for
recovering from a lost manager username (if configured) and password is to
reset the switch to its factory-default configuration, which removes any non-
default configuration settings.