Cisco Catalyst 9500 Manual page 295

Troubleshooting the Software Configuration
Device: boot flash:packages.conf
Step 13 After the device boots up, disable manual boot on the device.
Device(config)# no boot manual
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 device 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 device and VLAN configuration files.
• If you enter y (yes), the configuration file in flash memory and the VLAN database file are deleted. When
Step 1
Choose to continue with password recovery and delete the existing configuration:
Would you like to reset the system back to the default configuration (y/n)? Y
Step 2 Display the contents of flash memory:
Device: dir flash:
The device file system appears.
Directory of flash:/
.
.
.i'
15494 drwx
15508 -rw-
cat9k_caa-universalk9.SSA.03.12.02.EZP.150-12.02.EZP.150-12.02.EZP.bin
162196684
Access to the boot loader prompt
However, if you agree to let the system be
the default configuration loads, you can reset the password.
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Procedure with Password Recovery Disabled
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