Password Recovery; Disabling Or Re-Enabling The Password Recovery Process - HP ProCurve 2910al Access Security Manual

Configuring Username and Password Security
Front-Panel Security
Figure 2-12. Example of Disabling the Factory Reset Option
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The command to disable the factory-reset operation produces this caution.
To complete the command, press [Y]. To abort the command, press [N].

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
■
to recover from a lost username/password situation
Contacting your ProCurve Customer Care Center to acquire a one-time­
■
use 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.
Completes the command to
disable the factory reset option.
Displays the current front-
panel-security configuration,
with Factory Reset disabled.