Recovering From A Lost Or Forgotten Password - Cisco WS-C2960-24LC-S Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 32 Troubleshooting
If you had set the console port speed to anything other than 9600, it has been reset to that particular
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speed. Change the emulation software line speed to match that of the switch console port.
Load any helper files:
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switch: load_helper
Start the file transfer by using the Xmodem Protocol.
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switch: copy xmodem: flash: image_filename.bin
After the Xmodem request appears, use the appropriate command on the terminal-emulation software to
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start the transfer and to copy the software image into flash memory.
Step 12 Boot the newly downloaded Cisco IOS image.
switch:boot flash: image_filename.bin
Use the archive download-sw privileged EXEC command to download the software image to the
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switch.
Use the reload privileged EXEC command to restart the switch and to verify that the new software image
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is operating properly.
Delete the flash:image_filename.bin file from the switch.
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Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password

The default configuration for the switch allows an end user with physical access to the switch to recover
from a lost password by interrupting the boot process during power-on and by entering a new password.
These recovery procedures require that you have physical access to the switch.
On these switches, a system administrator can disable some of the functionality of this feature by
Note
allowing an end user to reset a password only by agreeing to return to the default configuration. If you
are an end user trying to reset a password when password recovery has been disabled, a status message
shows this during the recovery process.
These sections describes how to recover a forgotten or lost switch password:
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You enable or disable password recovery by using the service password-recovery global configuration
command. Follow the steps in this procedure if you have forgotten or lost the switch password.
Connect a terminal or PC with terminal-emulation software to the switch console port.
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Set the line speed on the emulation software to 9600 baud.
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Power off the switch.
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Reconnect the power cord to the switch and, within 15 seconds, press the Mode button while the System
Step 4
LED is still flashing green. Continue pressing the Mode button until the System LED turns briefly amber
and then solid green; then release the Mode button.
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Procedure with Password Recovery Enabled, page 32-4
Procedure with Password Recovery Disabled, page 32-6
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