Recovering A Lost Password - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

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Troubleshooting
This chapter describes basic troubleshooting methods used to resolve issues with a Cisco Nexus 5000
Series switch. This chapter includes the following sections:
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Recovering a Lost Password

This section describes how to recover a lost network administrator password using the console port of
the switch.
You can recover the network administrator password using one of two methods:
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Using the CLI with Network-Admin Privileges
If you are logged in to, or can log into, the switch with a username that has network-admin privileges,
follow these steps:
Step 1 Verify that your username has network-admin privileges.
switch# show user-account
user:admin
user:dbgusr
OL-16597-01
Recovering a Lost Password, page 50-1
Using Ethanalyzer, page 50-3
Troubleshooting Fibre Channel, page 50-5
show tech-support Command, page 50-8
Default Settings, page 50-16
From the CLI with a username that has network-admin privileges
By power cycling the switch
Using the CLI with Network-Admin Privileges, page 50-1
Power Cycling the Switch, page 50-2
this user account has no expiry date
roles:network-admin
this user account has no expiry date
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