Re: Catalyst 2924 Password Recovery

From: Tony Medeiros (tonygreat@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Sep 23 2000 - 03:18:34 GMT-3


   
Here you go.
From:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/474/pswdrec_2900xl.html

Description
This document describes the password recovery procedure for the Cisco
Catalyst 2900-XL and the Cisco Catalyst 3500-XL.

Step-by-Step Procedure
Attach a terminal or PC with terminal emulation to the console port of the
switch. Use the following terminal settings:

9600 baud rate
No parity
8 data bits
No stop bit

Unplug the power cable.

Hold down the mode button while reconnecting the power cord to the switch.
You can release the mode button a second or two after the LED above port 1x
is no longer illuminated.

The following instructions appear:

The system has been interrupted prior to initializing the flash file system.
The following commands will initialize the flash file system, and finish
loading
the operating system software:

flash_init
load_helper
boot

Type flash_init.

Type load_helper.

Type dir flash:.
The switch file system is displayed:

Directory of flash:
 2 -rwx 843947 Mar 01 1993 00:02:18 C2900XL-h-mz-112.8-SA
 4 drwx 3776 Mar 01 1993 01:23:24 html
66 -rwx 130 Jan 01 1970 00:01:19 env_vars
68 -rwx 1296 Mar 01 1993 06:55:51 config.text
1728000 bytes total (456704 bytes free)

Type rename flash:config.text flash:config.old to rename the configuration
file.
This file contains the password definition.

Type boot to boot the system.

Enter N at the prompt to start the Setup program, Continue with the
configuration dialog? [yes/no] : N

At the switch prompt type en to turn on enable mode.

Type rename flash:config.old flash:config.text to rename the configuration
file with its original name.

Copy the configuration file into memory.
Switch# copy flash:config.text system:running-config
Source filename [config.text]? (press Return)
Destination filename [running-config]? (press Return)

The configuration file is now reloaded.

Change the password.
switch#config terminal
switch(config)#enable password Cisco

Write the running configuration to the configuration file.

switch(config)#write mem

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Tony Medeiros
CCIE 6172

----- Original Message ----- From: "Rajeevan Chamackalil" <Rajeevan@euclidnet.com> To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 4:51 PM Subject: Catalyst 2924 Password Recovery

> Hi all, > > Can some body post password recovery procedure for 2900 switch. > > thanks > rajeevan > >



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