Recovering From A Forgotten Password; Recovering From A Forgotten Enable Password - Dell PowerEdge M IO Aggregator Command Reference Manual

Recovering from a Forgotten Password

If you configure authentication for the console and you exit out of EXEC mode or your console session
times out, you are prompted to re-enter the password.
If you forget your password, follow these steps:
Step Task
1 Log onto the system using the console.
2 Power-cycle the Aggregator by using the CMC interface or removing it from the M1000e and re-inserting it in the
chassis.
3 During bootup, press any key during the second countdown to abort the boot process and access the uBoot
command-line interface. You are placed at the Boot User command prompt.
4 Set the system parameters to ignore
the startup configuration when the
system reloads.
5 Reload the system.
6 Copy startup-config.bak to the
running config.
7 Remove all authentication
parameters configured for the
console.
8 Save the running-config to the
startup-config.
Note: The startup configuration is ignored only the first time the Aggregator reloads. During subsequent
reloads, the startup configuration is loaded and its configured settings are applied.

Recovering from a Forgotten Enable Password

If you forget the enable password, follow these steps:
Step Task
1 Log onto the system via console.
2 Power-cycle the Aggregator by using the CMC interface or removing it from the M1000e and re-inserting it in the
chassis.
3 During bootup, press any key during the second countdown to abort the boot process and access the uBoot
command-line interface. You are placed at the Boot User command prompt.
Command Syntax
ignore startup-config
reload
copy flash://startup-config.bak running-config
no authentication login
no password
copy running-config startup-config
Command Syntax
Command Mode
BOOT USER
BOOT USER
EXEC Privilege
LINE
EXEC Privilege
Command Mode
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