Cisco 3845 - Security Bundle Router Software Manual page 846

Recovering from a Lost or Forgotten Password
16128000 bytes total (10003456 bytes free)
Step 5 Rename the configuration file to config.text.old.
This file contains the password definition.
switch: rename flash:config.text flash:config.text.old
Boot the system:
Step 6
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
Step 8 Rename the configuration file to its original name:
Switch# rename flash:config.text.old flash:config.text
Step 9 Copy the configuration file into memory:
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.
Enter global configuration mode:
Step 10
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#
Step 13 Write the running configuration to the startup configuration file:
Switch# copy running-config startup-config
The new password is now in the startup configuration.
Note
Cisco ME 3800X and 3600X Switch Software Configuration Guide
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This procedure is likely to leave your switch virtual interface in a shutdown state. You can
identify this interface by entering the show running-config privileged EXEC command. To
re-enable the interface, enter the interface vlan vlan-id global configuration command, and
specify the VLAN ID of the shutdown interface. With the switch in interface configuration
mode, enter the no shutdown command.
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