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Resetting the Password, Resetting the Configuration Register Value - reboot command

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Recovering a Lost Password Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Resetting the Password Follow these steps to reset an enable secret password and restore the configuration of the router: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Enter the configure terminal command to enter configuration mode: Router# configure terminal Enter the enable secret command to reset the enable secret password in the router: Router(config)# enable secret Enter the config-register command and the original configuration register value that you recorded in Step 5 in the "Determining the Configuration Register Value" section on page 3-2. Press Ctrl-Z to exit configuration mode. Router(config)# Ctrl-Z Save your configuration changes: Router# copy running-config startup-config Reboot the router, and enter the enable secret password. Resetting the Configuration Register Value Follow these steps to restore the configuration of the router after you have recovered an enable password: Step 1 Step 2 Enter the configure terminal command to enter configuration mode: Router# configure terminal Enter the config-register command and the original configuration register value that you recorded in Step 5 in the "Determining the Configuration Register Value" section on page 3-2. Cisco 1760 Modular Access Router Hardware Installation Guide 3-6 78-13342-03

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Chapter 3
Troubleshooting
Recovering a Lost Password
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Resetting the Password
Follow these steps to reset an enable secret password and restore the configuration
of the router:
Step 1
Enter the
configure terminal
command to enter configuration mode:
Router#
configure terminal
Step 2
Enter the
enable secret
command to reset the enable secret password in the
router:
Router(config)#
enable secret <
gobbledegook
>
Step 3
Enter the
config-register
command and the original configuration register value
that you recorded in
Step 5
in the
“Determining the Configuration Register Value”
section on page 3-2
.
Step 4
Press
Ctrl-Z
to exit configuration mode.
Router(config)#
Ctrl-Z
Step 5
Save your configuration changes:
Router#
copy running-config startup-config
Step 6
Reboot the router, and enter the enable secret password.
Resetting the Configuration Register Value
Follow these steps to restore the configuration of the router after you have
recovered an enable password:
Step 1
Enter the
configure terminal
command to enter configuration mode:
Router#
configure terminal
Step 2
Enter the
config-register
command and the original configuration register value
that you recorded in
Step 5
in the
“Determining the Configuration Register Value”
section on page 3-2
.