Procedure With Password Recovery Disabled - Cisco 3845 - Security Bundle Router Software Manual

Chapter 35 Troubleshooting
Step 14 Reload the switch:
Switch# reload

Procedure with Password Recovery Disabled

If the password-recovery mechanism is disabled, this message appears:
The password-recovery mechanism has been triggered, but
is currently disabled.
through the password-recovery mechanism is disallowed at
this point.
reset back to the default system configuration, access
to the boot loader prompt can still be allowed.
Would you like to reset the system back to the default configuration (y/n)?
Caution Returning the switch to the default configuration results in the loss of all existing configurations. We
recommend that you contact your system administrator to verify if there are backup switch and VLAN
configuration files.
Note Disabling password recovery provides configuration file security by preventing unauthorized users from
accessing the configuration file.
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Step 1 Elect to continue with password recovery and lose the existing configuration:
Would you like to reset the system back to the default configuration (y/n)? Y
Step 2 Load any helper files:
Switch: load_helper
Display the contents of flash memory:
Step 3
switch: dir flash:
The switch file system appears:
Directory of flash:
13
16128000 bytes total (10003456 bytes free)
Boot the system:
Step 4
Switch: boot
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Access to the boot loader prompt
However, if you agree to let the system be
If you enter n (no), the normal boot process continues as if the break key had not been pressed; you
cannot access the boot loader prompt, and you cannot enter a new password. You see the message:
Press Enter to continue........
If you enter y (yes), the configuration file in flash memory and the VLAN database file are deleted.
When the default configuration loads, you can reset the password.
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Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password
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