Controlling The Password Recovery Capability - H3C SECPATH 5080F-CMW710-R9628P2414 Release Notes

Option
<4> File Control
<5> Restore to Factory Default
Configuration
<6> Skip Current System
Configuration
<7> BootWare Operation
Menu
<8> Skip Authentication for
Console Login
<9> Storage Device Operation
Ctrl+F: Format File System
Ctrl+Z: Access EXTENDED
ASSISTANT MENU
<0> Reboot

Controlling the password recovery capability

Password recovery capability controls console user access to the device configuration from
BootWare menus. This feature decides the method to handle a password loss situation.

If password recovery capability is enabled, a console user can handle a password loss situation
as follows:
If the console login password is lost, the user can skip console login authentication, and

then access the CLI to configure a new password.
Tasks

Display files on the current
storage medium.

Set a Comware image file
as the main or backup
startup software image file.

Delete files to release
storage space.
Restore the factory-default
configuration.
This option is available only if
password recovery capability is
disabled.
Start the device with the
factory-default configuration
without loading any configuration
file.
This option is available only if
password recovery capability is
enabled.
Back up, recover, and upgrade
the BootWare image.
Skip console login
authentication.
This option is available only if
password recovery capability is
enabled.
This is a one-time operation and
takes effect only for the first
system boot or reboot after you
choose this option.
Set the storage medium from
which the device will start up.
Set the storage medium where
file operations are performed.
This storage medium is referred
to as the "current storage
medium."
Format the file system.
Access the EXTENDED
ASSISTANT menu.
Reboot the device.
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Reference
Managing files
Restoring the factory-default
configuration
Skipping the configuration file
Accessing the BootWare
Operation submenu
Skipping console login
authentication
Managing storage media
Formatting the file system
Accessing the EXTEND
ASSISTANT submenu
N/A