Recovering From A Lost Or Forgotten Password - Cisco Catalyst 2900 XL Series Installation And Configuration Manual

Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password

Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password
Follow the steps in this procedure if you have forgotten or lost the module password.
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At the switch prompt, change to privileged EXEC mode by entering the enable
command:
Switch> enable
Enter the switch password, if applicable.
Password: <password>
Switch#
Rename the configuration file as shown in the following example:
Switch# rename slot1:config.text slot1:config.text.old
Switch# rename slot2:config.text slot2:config.text.old
Restart the switch and module by entering the following command at the switch
prompt:
Switch# reload
At the switch prompt, change to privileged EXEC mode by entering the enable
command:
Switch> enable
Enter the switch password, if applicable.
Password: <password>
Switch#
Start a session on the module:
Switch# session
ATM#