Dell Force10 C150 - Recovering from a Forgotten Enable Password

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Recovering from a Forgotten Enable Password
If you forget the enable password:
Figure 4-12. Renaming the startup-config
7 Reload the system. reload BOOT_ADMIN
8 Copy startup-config.bak to the
running config.
copy flash://startup-config.bak
running-config
EXEC Privilege
9 Remove all authentication statements
you might have for the console.
no authentication login
no password
LINE
10 Save the running-config. copy running-config startup-config EXEC Privilege
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Log onto the system via console.
2 Eject the secondary RPM if there is one.
3 Power-cycle the chassis by switching off all of the power modules and then switching them back on.
4 Abort bootup by sending the break
signal when prompted. See
Figure 4-10.
Ctrl+Shift+6
5 Configure the system to ignore the
enable password on bootup.
Note: This command only bypasses
the enable password once. You must
repeat this procedure to bypass it
again.
ignore enable-password BOOT_USER
Figure 4-13. Ignoring the Enable Password
6 Reload the system. reload BOOT_USER
7 Configure a new enable password. enable {secret | password} CONFIGURATION
8 Insert the secondary RPM.
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
RPM0-CP BOOT_ADMIN # dir flash:
Directory of flash:
1 -rwx 11407411 Jun 09 2004 09:38:40 FTOS-EE3-5.3.1.1.bin
2 -rwx 4977 Jun 09 2004 09:38:38 startup-config.bak
***** Welcome to FTOS Boot Interface *****
Use "help" or "?" for more information.
BOOT_USER # ignore enable-password