Bootware Password Loss - H3C S3600 Series Installation Manual

The above information indicates that the password authentication is adopted on the console interface
and the password is set to 123456 and stored in plain text.
After rebooted, the system runs with the initial default configuration, but the original configuration
file is still stored in the storage medium. To restore the original configuration, you can use the
display saved-configuration command to display it, and then copy and execute it.
If the password is stored in plain text, you can use the display current-configuration command to
view the password in the current configuration. If the password 123456 is set with the set
authentication password cipher command, the password is stored in cipher text.
Step4 Save the new password.
[Sysname] save
Execute the save command after modifying the user password to save the new password.
You are recommended to save the modification to the configuration file used by default.

BootWare Password Loss

Contact your local sales agent to set a new password in the event of BootWare password loss.
The BootWare password is modified in the main menu. Select 5 on the main menu to modify the
BootWare password.
The configuration terminal displays:
please input old password:
Enter the old password.
please input old password: ******
If the old password is incorrect, the system will display "Wrong password, Please input password
again:".
You have three chances to enter the correct old BootWare password. If you fail to enter the correct
password three times in a row, the system will be halted and display "Wrong password, system
halt."
After you enter the correct old password, the system asks you to enter a new password twice.
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