Recovering A Lost Enable Password - Cisco 6500 Series Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch for the First Time
Exiting a Privilege Level
To exit to a specified privilege level, perform this task:
Command
Router# disable level
Displaying the Password, Access Level, and Privilege Level Configuration
To display the password, access level, and privilege level configuration, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
Router# show running-config
Step 2
Router# show privilege
This example shows how to display the password and access level configuration:
Router# show running-config
<...output truncated...>
enable password lab
<...output truncated...>
This example shows how to display the privilege level configuration:
Router# show privilege
Current privilege level is 15
Router#

Recovering a Lost Enable Password

To recover a lost enable password, follow these steps:
Connect to the console interface.
Step 1
Step 2 Configure the switch to boot up without reading the configuration memory (NVRAM).
Step 3 Reboot the system.
Step 4 Access enable mode (which can be done without a password when one is not configured).
View or change the password, or erase the configuration.
Step 5
Reconfigure the switch to boot up and read the NVRAM as it normally does.
Step 6
Reboot the system.
Step 7
Password recovery requires the Break signal. You must be familiar with how your terminal or PC
Note
terminal emulator issues this signal. For example, in ProComm, the Alt-B keys generate the Break
signal. In a Windows terminal session, you press the Break or Ctrl and Break keys simultaneously.
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Purpose
Exits to a specified privilege level.
Purpose
Displays the password and the access level configuration.
Shows the privilege level configuration.
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