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If password recovery capability is enabled, a console user can access the device configuration
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without authentication and configure new passwords.
If password recovery capability is disabled, a console user must restore the factory-default
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configuration before configuring new passwords. Restoring the factory-default configuration deletes
the main and backup next-startup configuration files.
To enhance system security, disable password recovery capability.
Figure 12 Dealing with password loss
Dealing with console login password loss
To set a new password when you forget the console login password:
1.
If password recovery capability is enabled, select 6 from the BootWare menu to start the system
without loading the system configuration.
The following information appears:
Flag Set Success.
2.
If password recovery capability is disabled, select 5 from the BootWare menu to start the system
with the factory default configuration.
The following information appears:
Because the password recovery capability is disabled, this operation can
cause the configuration files to be deleted, and the system will start up
with factory defaults. Are you sure to continue?[Y/N]Y
Setting...Done.
3.
When the BootWare menu appears again, select 0 to reboot the device.
The following information appears:
System start booting...
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