Recovering A Lost Enable Password; Modifying The Supervisor Engine Startup Configuration - Cisco 4500M Software Manual

Recovering a Lost Enable Password

This example shows how to display the privilege level configuration:
Switch# show privilege
Current privilege level is 15
Switch#
Recovering a Lost Enable Password
For more information on the configuration register which is preconfigured in NVRAM, see
Note
the Software Configuration Register" section on page
Perform these steps to recover a lost enable password:
Connect to the console interface.
Step 1
Step 2 Stop the boot sequence and enter ROM monitor by pressing Ctrl-C during the first 5 seconds of bootup.
Step 3 Configure the switch to boot-up without reading the configuration memory (NVRAM).
Reboot the system.
Step 4
Access enable mode (this can be done without a password if a password has not been configured).
Step 5
View or change the password, or erase the configuration.
Step 6
Reconfigure the switch to boot-up and read the NVRAM as it normally does.
Step 7
Reboot the system.
Step 8

Modifying the Supervisor Engine Startup Configuration

These sections describe how the startup configuration on the supervisor engine works and how to modify
the configuration register and BOOT variable:
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Understanding the Supervisor Engine Boot Configuration
The supervisor engine boot process involves two software images: ROM monitor and supervisor engine
software. When the switch is booted or reset, the ROMMON code is executed. Depending on the
NVRAM configuration, the supervisor engine either stays in ROMMON mode or loads the supervisor
engine software.
Two user-configurable parameters determine how the switch boots: the configuration register and the
BOOT environment variable. The configuration register is described in the
and Using the boot Command" section on page
the
Software Configuration Guide—Release 12.2(25)EW
3-18
Understanding the Supervisor Engine Boot Configuration, page 3-18
Configuring the Software Configuration Register, page 3-19
Specifying the Startup System Image, page 3-23
Controlling Environment Variables, page 3-24
"Specifying the Startup System Image" section on page
Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch for the First Time
3-19.
3-20. The BOOT environment variable is described in
3-23.
"Configuring
"Modifying the Boot Field
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