Cisco 3020 - Catalyst Blade Switch Configuration Manual page 621

Chapter 29 Troubleshooting
switch: load_helper
Display the contents of flash memory:
Step 4
switch: dir flash:
The switch file system appears:
Directory of flash:
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11
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16128000 bytes total (10003456 bytes free)
Rename the configuration file to config.text.old.
Step 5
This file contains the password definition.
switch: rename flash: config.text flash: config.text.old
Step 6 Boot the system:
switch: boot
You are prompted to start the setup program. Enter N at the prompt:
Continue with the configuration dialog? [yes/no]: N
At the switch prompt, enter privileged EXEC mode:
Step 7
Switch> enable
Rename the configuration file to its original name:
Step 8
Switch# rename flash: config.text.old flash: config.text
Copy the configuration file into memory:
Step 9
Switch# copy flash: config.text system: running-config
Source filename [config.text]?
Destination filename [running-config]?
Press Return in response to the confirmation prompts.
The configuration file is now reloaded, and you can change the password.
Step 10 Enter global configuration mode:
Switch# configure terminal
Change the password:
Step 11
Switch (config)# enable secret password
The secret password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is case
sensitive, and allows spaces but ignores leading spaces.
Return to privileged EXEC mode:
Step 12
Switch (config)# exit
Switch#
Write the running configuration to the startup configuration file:
Step 13
Switch# copy running-config startup-config
The new password is now in the startup configuration.
OL-8915-01
drwx 192 Mar 01 1993 22:30:48
-rwx 5825 Mar 01 1993 22:31:59
-rwx 720 Mar 01 1993 02:21:30
cbs30x0-lanbase-mz.122-25.SEE
config.text
vlan.dat
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