Cisco Systems Password recovery problem

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Password recovery problem philgio 07-20-05
Posted by on July 20, 2005, 1:48 pm
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To all:

We have a Cisco Catalyst 4224 switch/router and I fat fingered the
enable secret password while changing it. I am now locked out of
privledged mode. My problem gets worse, when I attempt a passoword
recovery on the box and interupt its boot process the machine hangs at
the Rommon prompt. I can power down/up and it will boot properly it I
don't interupt it. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

PG



Posted by www.BradReese.Com on July 20, 2005, 4:33 pm
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Hi Phil,

Try this:

set authorization exec enable if-authenticated none console
set authorization exec enable if-authenticated none telnet

Should be your enable secret password that you have configured on your
switch.

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Also you may wish to investigate Solarwinds - How to reset an enable
secret password via SNMP.

Ever mistype a password.... or have the only person that knows the
passwords go on vacation or quit .... ?

The SolarWinds Config Uploader can easily reset any login or enable
password on a Cisco router or switch. You do not need to know the
password, just the router/switch's SNMP read-write community string.

http://support.solarwinds.net/Help/Config-Uploader/Reset-Enable-Password.htm

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Encrypted passwords you can feed into the Boson GetPass Utility to
receive the unencrypted version:

http://www.boson.com/promo/getpass_utility.htm

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Hope this helps.

Brad Reese
BradReese.Com Cisco Repair Service Experts
1293 Hendersonville Road, Suite 17
Asheville, North Carolina USA 28803
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