Recovering A Lost Enable Password - Cisco WS-SUP32-GE-3B - Supervisor Engine 32 Software Configuration Manual

Recovering a Lost Enable Password

To display the password or access level configuration, see the
and Privilege Level Configuration" section on page
Logging In to a Privilege Level
To log in at a specified privilege level, perform this task:
Command
Router# enable level
Exiting a Privilege Level
To exit to a specified privilege level, perform this task:
Command
Router# disable level
Displaying the Password, Access Level, and Privilege Level Configuration
To display the password, access level, and privilege level configuration, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
Router# show running-config
Step 2
Router# show privilege
This example shows how to display the password and access level configuration:
Router# show running-config
<...output truncated...>
enable password lab
<...output truncated...>
This example shows how to display the privilege level configuration:
Router# show privilege
Current privilege level is 15
Router#
Recovering a Lost Enable Password
To recover a lost enable password, follow these steps:
Connect to the console interface.
Step 1
Configure the switch to boot up without reading the configuration memory (NVRAM).
Step 2
Reboot the system.
Step 3
Access enable mode (which can be done without a password when one is not configured).
Step 4
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"Displaying the Password, Access Level,
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Purpose
Logs into a specified privilege level.
Purpose
Exits to a specified privilege level.
Purpose
Displays the password and the access level configuration.
Shows the privilege level configuration.
Configuring the Switch for the First Time
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