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Login password loss
CAUTION:
Dealing with console login password loss and user privilege level password loss from BootWare menus is
disruptive.
How to deal with console login password loss and user privilege level password loss depends on the
state of password recovery capability (see
user access to the device configuration and SDRAM from BootWare menus.
If password recovery capability is enabled, a console user can access the device configuration
•
without authentication and configure new passwords.
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If password recovery capability is disabled, a console user must restore the factory-default
configuration before configuring new passwords. Restoring the factory-default configuration deletes
the main and backup next-startup configuration files.
To enhance system security, disable password recovery capability.
Figure 27 Dealing with password loss
Select 6 to start the system without
loading the system configuration
Dealing with console login password loss
To set a new password if you forget the console login password:
1.
If the password recovery capability is enabled, select 6 from the BootWare menu to start the
system without loading the system configuration.
The following information appears:
Flag Set Success.
2.
If the password recovery capability is disabled, select 5 from the BootWare menu to start the
system with the factory default configuration.
Yes
Console login
User privilege level
password loss
password loss
Figure
27). Password recovery capability controls console
Password loss
Reboot the device to access
BootWare menu
Password recovery
capability enabled?
Select 8 to clear user privilege level
password
Reboot the device
Configure new passwords in
system view
Save the configuration
2
No
Select 5 to restore the factory-
default configuration
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