Switch Password Recovery - Motorola RFS7000 Series System Reference Manual
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Also See for RFS7000 Series:
- Reference manual (732 pages) ,
- Troubleshooting manual (60 pages) ,
- Installation manual (31 pages)
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switch, view the status of the switch's Ethernet connections and view switch CPU and memory
utilization statistics.
NOTE The chapters within this System Reference Guide are arranged to be
complimentary with the main menu items in the menu tree of the Web UI. Refer to
this content to configure switch network addressing, security and diagnostics as
required.
2.2 Switch Password Recovery
If the switch Web UI password is lost, you cannot get passed the Web UI login screen for any viable switch
configuration activity. Consequently, a password recovery login must be used that will default your switch back
to its factory default configuration.
To access the switch using a password recovery username and password:
CAUTION Using this recovery procedure erases the switch's current configuration and
!
1. Connect a terminal (or PC running terminal emulation software) to the serial port on the front of the
switch.
The switch login screen displays. Use the following CLI command for normal login process:
RFS7000 login: cli
2. Enter a password recovery username of
restoreDefaultPassword.
User Access Verification
Username: restore
Password: restoreDefaultPassword
WARNING: This will wipe out the configuration (except license key) and
user data under "flash:/" and reboot the device
Do you want to continue? (y/n):
3. Press
Y
to delete the current configuration and reset factory defaults.
The switch will login into the Web UI with its reverted default configuration. If you had exported the
switch's previous configuration to an external location, it now can be imported back to the switch.
data files from the switch /flash dir. Only the switch's license keys are retained.
You should be able to log in using the default username and password (admin/
superuser) and restore the switch's previous configuration (if exported to a
secure location before the password recovery procedure was invoked).
restore
Switch Web UI Access & Image Upgrades
and password recovery password of
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