HP 870 - Login Password Loss; Dealing with Console Login Password Loss

Login password loss
CAUTION:
Dealing with console login password loss and user privilege level password loss
from BootWare menus
is
disruptive.
How to deal with console login password loss and user privilege level password loss depends on the
state of password recovery capability (see Fi g u r e 31). Password recovery capability controls console user
access to the device configuration and SDRAM from BootWare menus.
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If password recovery capability is enabled, a console user can access the device configuration
without authentication and configure new passwords.
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If password recovery capability is disabled, a console user must restore the factory-default
configuration before configuring new passwords. Restoring the factory-default configuration deletes
the main and backup next-startup configuration files.
To enhance system security, disable password recovery capability.
Figure 31 Dealing with password loss
Dealing with console login password loss
To set a new password if you forget the console login password:
1. If the password recovery capability is enabled, select 6 from the BootWare menu to start the
system without loading the system configuration.
The following information appears:
Flag Set Success.
Password recovery
capability enabled?
Yes
No
Save the configuration
Select 6 to start the system without
loading the system configuration
Select 8 to clear user privilege level
password
Reboot the device
Configure new passwords in
system view
Select 5 to restore the factory-
default configuration
Password loss
Reboot the device to access
BootWare menu
Console login
password loss
User privilege level
password loss
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