Recovering From A Lost Password - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

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Setting passwords
In this command, configure specifies that the enhanced access is for a command at the global
CONFIG level of the CLI. The level 4 parameter indicates that the enhanced access is for
management privilege level 4 (Port Configuration). All users with Port Configuration privileges will
have the enhanced access. The ip parameter indicates that the enhanced access is for the IP
commands. Users who log in with valid Port Configuration level user names and passwords can
enter commands that begin with "ip" at the global CONFIG level.
Syntax: [no] privilege <cli-level> level <privilege-level> <command-string>
The <cli-level> parameter specifies the CLI level and can be one of the following values:
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The <privilege-level> indicates the number of the management privilege level you are augmenting.
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The <command-string> parameter specifies the command you are allowing users with the
specified privilege level to enter. To display a list of the commands at a CLI level, enter "?" at that
level's command prompt.

Recovering from a lost password

Recovery from a lost password requires direct access to the serial port and a system reset.
NOTE
You can perform this procedure only from the CLI.
Follow the steps given below to recover from a lost password.
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exec – EXEC level; for example, PowerConnect> or PowerConnect#
configure – CONFIG level; for example, PowerConnect(config)#
interface – Interface level; for example, PowerConnect(config-if-6)#
loopback-interface – loopback interface level
virtual-interface – Virtual-interface level; for example, PowerConnect(config-vif-6)#
dot1x – 802.1X configuration level
ipv6-access-list – IPv6 access list configuration level
rip-router – RIP router level; for example, PowerConnect(config-rip-router)#
ospf-router – OSPF router level; for example, PowerConnect(config-ospf-router)#
dvmrp-router – DVMRP router level; for example, PowerConnect(config-dvmrp-router)#
pim-router – PIM router level; for example, PowerConnect(config-pim-router)#
bgp-router – BGP4 router level; for example, PowerConnect(config-bgp-router)#
vrrp-router – VRRP configuration level
gvrp – GVRP configuration level
trunk – trunk configuration level
port-vlan – Port-based VLAN level; for example, PowerConnect(config-vlan)#
protocol-vlan – Protocol-based VLAN level
0 – Super User level (full read-write access)
4 – Port Configuration level
5 – Read Only level
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