Setting Passwords; Recovering From A Lost Password - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Getting Started Manual

NOTE
You must set a super user password before you can set other types of passwords.
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Port Configuration – Allows read-and-write access for specific ports but not for global (system-wide) parameters.
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Read Only – Allows access to the Privileged EXEC mode and CONFIG mode but only with read access.

Setting passwords

1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged level of the EXEC mode:
FCX648 Switch> enable
2. Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the following command:
FCX648 Switch# configure terminal
FCX648 Switch(config)#
3. Enter the following command to set the super user password:
FCX648 Switch(config)# enable super-user-password <text>
NOTE
You must set the super user password before you can set other types of passwords.
4. Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords:
FCX648 Switch(config)# enable port-config-password <text>
FCX648 Switch(config)# enable read-only-password <text>
NOTE
If you forget your super user password, refer to
Syntax: enable super-user-password | read-only-password | port-config-password <text>
Passwords can be up to 32 characters long.

Recovering from a lost password

By default, the CLI does not require passwords. However, if someone has configured a password for the device but
the password has been lost, you can regain super user access to the device using the following procedure.
NOTE
Recovery from a lost password requires direct access to the serial port and a system reset.
Use the following procedure to recover from a lost password.
1. Start a CLI session over the serial interface to the Dell device.
2. Reboot the device.
3. While the system is booting, before the initial system prompt appears, enter b to enter the boot monitor mode.
4. Enter no password at the prompt. (You cannot abbreviate this command.)
5. Enter boot system flash primary at the prompt. This command causes the device to bypass the system password
check.
After the console prompt reappears, assign a new password.
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