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Using Recovery Procedures
Step 6
If you had set the console port speed to anything other than 9600, it has been reset to that particular
speed. Change the emulation software line speed to match that of the switch console port.
Step 7
Load any helper files:
switch: load_helper
Step 8
Display the contents of Flash memory as in this example:
switch: dir flash:
The switch file system is displayed:
Directory of flash:/
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Rename the configuration file to config.text.old.
Step 9
This file contains the password definition.
switch: rename flash:config.text flash:config.text.old
Boot the system:
Step 10
switch: boot
You are prompted to start the setup program. Enter N at the prompt:
Continue with the configuration dialog? [yes/no]: N
Step 11
At the switch prompt, change to privileged EXEC mode:
switch> enable
Step 12
Rename the configuration file to its original name:
switch# rename flash:config.text.old flash:config.text
Step 13
Copy the configuration file into memory:
switch# copy flash:config.text system:running-config
Source filename [config.text]?
Destination filename [running-config]?
Press Return in response to the confirmation prompts.
The configuration file is now reloaded, and you can use the following normal commands to change the
password.
Step 14
Enter global configuration mode:
switch# config terminal
Step 15
Change the password:
switch(config)# enable secret
or
switch(config)# enable password
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Troubleshooting
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