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Troubleshooting
Enter the enable command to enter enable mode. Configuration changes can be made only in enable
Step 7
mode:
Router> enable
The prompt changes to the privileged EXEC prompt:
Router#
Enter the show startup-config command to display an enable password in the configuration file:
Step 8
Router# show startup-config
If you are recovering an enable password, do not perform the steps in the following
and Save Your Changes"
steps in the
If you are recovering an enable secret password, it is not displayed in the show startup-config command
output. Complete the password recovery process by performing the steps in the following
Password and Save Your Changes"
Reset the Password and Save Your Changes
To reset your password and save the changes, follow these steps:
Enter the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode:
Step 1
Router# configure terminal
Enter the enable secret command to reset the enable secret password in the router:
Step 2
Router(config)# enable secret password
Enter exit to exit global configuration mode:
Step 3
Router(config)# exit
Save your configuration changes:
Step 4
Router# copy running-config startup-config
Reset the Configuration Register Value
To reset the configuration register value after you have recovered or reconfigured a password, follow
these steps:
Enter the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode:
Step 1
Router# configure terminal
Enter the configure register command and the original configuration register value that you recorded.
Step 2
Router(config)# config-reg value
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section. Instead, complete the password recovery process by performing the
"Reset the Configuration Register Value"
section.
section.
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Recovering a Lost Password
"Reset the Password
"Reset the
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