Recover A Username Or Password - Cisco PIX 520 - PIX Firewall 520 User Manual

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting the Switch

Recover a Username or Password

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Prerequisite
You must have physical access to the switch.
You cannot recover a lost or forgotten username and password to the switch. If
this has happened, you must delete all switch configuration settings, return the
switch to its factory default settings, and set up the switch again.
If you have lost or forgotten your username and password to the switch, follow
these steps:
Press the ADMIN button for approximately 10 seconds.
This resets the switch, deletes the current configuration settings, returns to the
factory default settings, and then restarts the switch.
Set up the switch, as described in
If the password recovery does not operate properly, follow the procedure in the
"Recover the Switch Software" section on page

Recover a Username or Password

Chapter 2, "Setting Up the Switch."
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