Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Troubleshooting Manual page 41

Troubleshooting Installations, Upgrades, and Reboots
Command or Action
console has been disabled
Step 13 switch(boot)(config)# exit
Example:
switch(boot)(config)# exit
switch(boot)#
Step 14 switch(boot)# load-nxos
Example:
switch(boot)# load-nxos
Step 15 Log into the device using the new administrator password.
Example:
switch login: admin
Password: egBdf
Step 16
switch# configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 17 switch(config)# username admin password new-password
Example:
switch(config)# username admin password egBdf
Purpose
If your switch is running Cisco NX-OS
Important
Release 7.0(3)I2(2), skip Steps 12 through
14, perform a write erase, and reload the
device. Make sure that the configurations
are backed up before attempting the
password recovery. This workaround
pertains only to Cisco NX-OS Release
7.0(3)I2(2).
Exits boot configuration mode.
Loads the nx-os image. You must enter the load-nxos
command exactly as shown. Do not enter the image
filename with this command.
The running configuration indicates that local
authentication is enabled for logins through a console.
You should not change the running configuration in
order for the new password to work for future logins.
You can enable remote authentication after you reset
and remember the administrator password that is
configured on the AAA servers.
switch# show running-config aaa
!Command: show running-config aaa
!Time: Fri Jun 7 02:39:23 2013
version 6.1(2)I1(1)
logging level aaa 5
aaa authentication login ascii-authentication
Enters global configuration mode.
Resets the new password to ensure that it is also the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
password.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 7.x
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