Recovering From A Lost Password - Ruckus Wireless ICX 7150-C12P Hardware Installation Manual

Initial Setup and Verification
Establishing a first-time connection to the console port
5. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged EXEC mode:
device> enable
device#
By default, the CLI is not protected by passwords. To secure CLI access, Brocade strongly recommends assigning passwords.
You can set the following levels of passwords:
• Super User: Allows complete read-and-write access to the system. This is generally for system administrators and is the only
password level that allows you to configure other passwords.
NOTE
You must set a Super User password before you can set other types of passwords. You can also assign other
passwords using Brocade Network Advisor after an enable password has been configured for a Super User on the
device using the CLI.
• Port Configuration: Allows read-and-write access to specific ports but not for global (system-wide) parameters.
• Read-Only: Allows access to the privileged EXEC mode and CONFIG mode but only with read access.
NOTE
Passwords can be up to 32 characters long. They must begin with an alphabetic character. They can include
numeric characters, the period (.), and the underscore (_) only. Passwords are case-sensitive, and they are not
displayed when you enter them on the command line.
6. Access the configuration mode of the CLI by entering the following command:
device# configure terminal
device(config)#
7. Enter the following command to set the Super User password:
device(config)# enable super-user-password joe
NOTE
Make sure to write down the new passwords and keep the information in a secure location.
8. Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords.
device(config)# enable port-config-password john
device(config)# enable read-only-password sam

Recovering from a lost password

If a password has been configured for the device but the password has been lost, you can regain Super User access to the device using
the following procedure.
Recovery from a lost password requires direct access to the serial port and a system reset.
1. Start a CLI session over the serial interface to the Brocade device.
2. Reboot the device.
3. While the system is booting, before the initial system prompt appears, enter b to enter the boot monitor mode.
4. Enter no password. (You cannot abbreviate this command.)
5. Enter boot. This command causes the device to bypass the system password check.
6. After the console prompt reappears, assign a new password.
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