Brocade Communications Systems FCX Series User Manual

Setting passwords
1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged level of the
EXEC mode:
device> enable
2. Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the following command:
device# configure terminal
device(config)#
3. Enter the following command to set the super user password:
device(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:
device(config)# enable port-config-password
text
device(config)# enable read-only-password
text
NOTE
If you forget your super user password, refer to Recovering from a lost password on page 60.
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 Brocade 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.
Setting passwords
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Brocade Communications Systems FCX Series Specifications

General

Brand	Brocade Communications Systems
Model	FCX Series
Category	Switch
Language	English