Recovering A Lost Enable Password - Cisco 1603R User Manual

Recovering a Lost Enable Password

Recovering a Lost Enable Password
This section describes how to recover a lost enable password.
Note
password is encrypted and must be replaced with a new enable secret password. See the
"Hot Tips" section on Cisco Connection Online (CCO) for information on replacing enable
secret passwords.
Follow these steps to recover a lost enable password:
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Note
A-2 Cisco 1600 Series Router Hardware Installation Guide
You can recover a lost enable password, but not an enable secret password. This
Connect an ASCII terminal or a PC running a terminal-emulation program to the
CONSOLE port on the rear panel of the router. Refer to the section "Connecting
the Console Port" in the "Installing the Router" chapter.
Configure the terminal to operate at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and
1 stop bit.
Reboot the router.
At the user EXEC prompt (Router>), enter the show version command to
display the existing configuration register value:
Router> show version
Record the setting of the configuration register. It is usually 0x2102 or 0x102.
Record the break setting.
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Break enabled—bit 8 is set to 0.
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Break disabled (default setting)—bit 8 is set to 1.
To enable break, enter the config-register 0x01 EXEC command.