Examining The State Of Password Recovery Capability - HP 830 Series Configuration Manual

If password recovery capability is enabled, a console user can access the device configuration without
authentication to reconfigure new passwords.
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:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Disable password
recovery capability.

Examining the state of password recovery capability

1. Reboot the device.
System is starting...
Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC-BOOTWARE MENU
Booting Normal Extend BootWare..
The Extend BootWare is self-decompressing.......................
Done!
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Compiled Date
CPU Type
CPU L1 Cache
CPU Clock Speed
Memory Type
Memory Size
Memory Speed
BootWare Size
Flash Size
cfa0 Size
CPLD Version
PCB Version
BootWare Validating...
Press Ctrl+B to enter extended boot menu...
2. Press Ctrl + B within 3 seconds after the "Press Ctrl+B to enter extended boot menu..." prompt
message appears.
Command
system-view
undo password-recovery
enable
HP WCMD BootWare, Version 2.00
: Jan 6 2013
: XLR732
: 32KB
: 950MHz
: DDR2 SDRAM
: 2048MB
: 533MHz
: 512KB
: 4MB
: 1047MB
: 004
: Ver.B
98
Remarks
N/A
By default, password recovery capability is
enabled.
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