Viewing The Configuration Lock Status; Recovering From A Forgotten Password - Dell Force10 S4810P Configuration Manual

Note: The CONFIGURATION mode lock corresponds to a VTY session, not a user. Therefore, if you
configure a lock and then exit CONFIGURATION mode, and another user enters CONFIGURATION
mode, when you attempt to re-enter CONFIGURATION mode, you are denied access even though you
are the one that configured the lock.
Note: If your session times out and you return to EXEC mode, the CONFIGURATION mode lock is
unconfigured.

Viewing the Configuration Lock Status

If you attempt to enter CONFIGURATION mode when another user has locked it, you may view which
user has control of CONFIGURATION mode using the command
Privilege mode.
You can then send any user a message using the
you can clear any line using the command
the user is returned to EXEC mode.
Recovering from a Forgotten Password on the S4810
If you configure authentication for the console and you exit out of EXEC mode or your console session
times out, you are prompted for a password to re-enter.
If you forget your password:
Step Task
1 Log onto the system via console.
2 Power-cycle the chassis by switching off all of the power modules and then switching them back on.
3 Hit any key to abort the boot process.
You enter uBoot i mme id at ely, as
indicated by the => prompt.
4 Set the system parameters to ignore
the startup configuration file when
the system reloads.
5 To save the changes use the saveenv
command.
6 Reload the system.
7 Copy startup-config.bak to the
running config.
8 Remove all authentication statements
you might have for the console.
send command
from EXEC Privilege mode. If you clear a console session,
clear
Command Syntax
hit any key
setenv stconfigignore true
saveenv
reset
copy flash://startup-config.bak
running-config
no authentication login
no password
show configuration lock
from EXEC Privilege mode. Alternatively
Command Mode
(during bootup)
uBoot
uBoot
uBoot
EXEC Privilege
LINE
from EXEC
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