Changing The Reset Config Button Behavior; Recovering The Root Password - Juniper J-series Services Router J2350 Hardware Manual

The rescue configuration is a previously committed, valid configuration. You must
have previously set the rescue configuration through the J-Web interface or the CLI.
To press the
clip) into the pinhole on the front panel (see Figure 8 on page 13 and
Figure 9 on page 13):

Changing the RESET CONFIG Button Behavior

You can change the default operation of the the
how the button resets the router:
The
configuration. The
all configurations on the router.
To return the function of the
config-button

Recovering the Root Password

If you forget the root password for the router, you can use the password recovery
procedure to reset the root password.
button, insert a small probe (such as a straightened paper
RESET CONFIG
By default, pressing and quickly releasing the
commits the rescue configuration through the J-Web interface or the CLI. (For
details, see the J-Web Interface User Guide and the JUNOS CLI User Guide.)
By default, pressing and holding the
more—until the STATUS LED blinks red—deletes all configurations on the router,
including the backup configurations and rescue configuration, and loads and
commits the factory configuration. (For details about the factory default settings,
see the JUNOS Software Administration Guide.)
To prevent the RESET CONFIG
configuration and deleting all other configurations, enter the following command.
You can still press and quickly release the button to reset it to the rescue
configuration.
user@host# set chassis config-button no-clear
To prevent the
RESET CONFIG
configuration, enter the following command. You can still press and hold button
for 15 seconds or more to reset the router to the factory defaults.
user@host# set chassis config-button no-rescue
To disable the button and prevent the router from resetting to either configuration,
use the following command:
user@host# set chassis config-button no-clear no-rescue
no-rescue option prevents the
option prevents the
no-clear
RESET CONFIG
statement from the router configuration.
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting a Services Router
RESET CONFIG
button for 15 seconds or
RESET CONFIG
RESET CONFIG
button from setting the router to the factory default
button from setting the router to the rescue
RESET CONFIG button from loading the rescue
RESET CONFIG
to its default behavior, remove the
Recovering the Root Password
button loads and
button by limiting
button from deleting
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