Cisco WS-C4003 Software Guide - Page 370

Recovering a Lost Password

Page 370 highlights

Configuring Authentication Chapter 27 Configuring Switch Access Using AAA To disable local authentication on the switch, perform this task in privileged mode: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Task Disable local login authentication. Use the console or telnet keywords to disable local authentication only for console or Telnet connection attempts. Disable local enable authentication. Use the console or telnet keywords to disable local authentication only for console or Telnet connection attempts. Verify the local authentication configuration. Command set authentication login local disable [all | console | http | telnet] set authentication enable local disable [all | console | http | telnet] show authentication This example shows how to disable local login and enable authentication for both console and Telnet connections, and how to verify the configuration (you must have RADIUS or TACACS+ authentication enabled before you disable local authentication): Console> (enable) set authentication login local disable local login authentication set to disable for console and telnet session. Console> (enable) set authentication enable local disable local enable authentication set to disable for console and telnet session. Console> (enable) show authentication Login Authentication tacacs radius kerberos local Console Session disabled enabled(primary) disabled disabled Telnet Session disabled enabled(primary) disabled disabled Enable Authentication: Console Session Telnet Session tacacs disabled disabled radius enabled(primary) enabled(primary) kerberos disabled disabled local disabled disabled Console> (enable) Recovering a Lost Password To recover a lost local authentication password, perform this procedure. You must complete Steps 3 to 7 within 30 seconds of a power cycle or the recovery will fail. If you lost both the login and enable passwords, repeat the process for each password. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Connect to the switch through the supervisor engine console port. You cannot recover the password if you are connected through a Telnet connection. Enter the reset system command to reboot the switch. At the "Enter Password" prompt, press Return. The login password is null for 30 seconds when you are connected to the console port. Enter privileged mode using the enable command. At the "Enter Password" prompt, press Return. The enable password is null for 30 seconds when you are connected to the console port. 27-16 Software Configuration Guide-Catalyst 4000 Family, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G, Releases 6.3 and 6.4 78-12647-02

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
  • 179
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • 187
  • 188
  • 189
  • 190
  • 191
  • 192
  • 193
  • 194
  • 195
  • 196
  • 197
  • 198
  • 199
  • 200
  • 201
  • 202
  • 203
  • 204
  • 205
  • 206
  • 207
  • 208
  • 209
  • 210
  • 211
  • 212
  • 213
  • 214
  • 215
  • 216
  • 217
  • 218
  • 219
  • 220
  • 221
  • 222
  • 223
  • 224
  • 225
  • 226
  • 227
  • 228
  • 229
  • 230
  • 231
  • 232
  • 233
  • 234
  • 235
  • 236
  • 237
  • 238
  • 239
  • 240
  • 241
  • 242
  • 243
  • 244
  • 245
  • 246
  • 247
  • 248
  • 249
  • 250
  • 251
  • 252
  • 253
  • 254
  • 255
  • 256
  • 257
  • 258
  • 259
  • 260
  • 261
  • 262
  • 263
  • 264
  • 265
  • 266
  • 267
  • 268
  • 269
  • 270
  • 271
  • 272
  • 273
  • 274
  • 275
  • 276
  • 277
  • 278
  • 279
  • 280
  • 281
  • 282
  • 283
  • 284
  • 285
  • 286
  • 287
  • 288
  • 289
  • 290
  • 291
  • 292
  • 293
  • 294
  • 295
  • 296
  • 297
  • 298
  • 299
  • 300
  • 301
  • 302
  • 303
  • 304
  • 305
  • 306
  • 307
  • 308
  • 309
  • 310
  • 311
  • 312
  • 313
  • 314
  • 315
  • 316
  • 317
  • 318
  • 319
  • 320
  • 321
  • 322
  • 323
  • 324
  • 325
  • 326
  • 327
  • 328
  • 329
  • 330
  • 331
  • 332
  • 333
  • 334
  • 335
  • 336
  • 337
  • 338
  • 339
  • 340
  • 341
  • 342
  • 343
  • 344
  • 345
  • 346
  • 347
  • 348
  • 349
  • 350
  • 351
  • 352
  • 353
  • 354
  • 355
  • 356
  • 357
  • 358
  • 359
  • 360
  • 361
  • 362
  • 363
  • 364
  • 365
  • 366
  • 367
  • 368
  • 369
  • 370
  • 371
  • 372
  • 373
  • 374
  • 375
  • 376
  • 377
  • 378
  • 379
  • 380
  • 381
  • 382
  • 383
  • 384
  • 385
  • 386
  • 387
  • 388
  • 389
  • 390
  • 391
  • 392
  • 393
  • 394
  • 395
  • 396
  • 397
  • 398
  • 399
  • 400
  • 401
  • 402
  • 403
  • 404
  • 405
  • 406
  • 407
  • 408
  • 409
  • 410
  • 411
  • 412
  • 413
  • 414
  • 415
  • 416
  • 417
  • 418
  • 419
  • 420
  • 421
  • 422
  • 423
  • 424
  • 425
  • 426
  • 427
  • 428
  • 429
  • 430
  • 431
  • 432
  • 433
  • 434
  • 435
  • 436
  • 437
  • 438
  • 439
  • 440
  • 441
  • 442
  • 443
  • 444
  • 445
  • 446
  • 447
  • 448
  • 449
  • 450
  • 451
  • 452
  • 453
  • 454
  • 455
  • 456
  • 457
  • 458
  • 459
  • 460
  • 461
  • 462
  • 463
  • 464
  • 465
  • 466
  • 467
  • 468
  • 469
  • 470
  • 471
  • 472
  • 473
  • 474
  • 475
  • 476
  • 477
  • 478
  • 479
  • 480
  • 481
  • 482
  • 483
  • 484
  • 485
  • 486
  • 487
  • 488
  • 489
  • 490
  • 491
  • 492
  • 493
  • 494
  • 495
  • 496
  • 497
  • 498
  • 499
  • 500
  • 501
  • 502
  • 503
  • 504
  • 505
  • 506
  • 507
  • 508
  • 509
  • 510

27-16
Software Configuration Guide—Catalyst 4000 Family, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G, Releases 6.3 and 6.4
78-12647-02
Chapter 27
Configuring Switch Access Using AAA
Configuring Authentication
To disable local authentication on the switch, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to disable local login and enable authentication for both console and Telnet
connections, and how to verify the configuration (you must have RADIUS or TACACS+ authentication
enabled before you disable local authentication):
Console> (enable)
set authentication login local disable
local login authentication set to disable for console and telnet session.
Console> (enable)
set authentication enable local disable
local enable authentication set to disable for console and telnet session.
Console> (enable)
show authentication
Login Authentication:
Console Session
Telnet Session
---------------------
----------------
----------------
tacacs
disabled
disabled
radius
enabled(primary)
enabled(primary)
kerberos
disabled
disabled
local
disabled
disabled
Enable Authentication: Console Session
Telnet Session
---------------------- ----------------- ----------------
tacacs
disabled
disabled
radius
enabled(primary)
enabled(primary)
kerberos
disabled
disabled
local
disabled
disabled
Console> (enable)
Recovering a Lost Password
To recover a lost local authentication password, perform this procedure. You must complete Steps 3
to 7 within 30 seconds of a power cycle or the recovery will fail. If you lost both the login and enable
passwords, repeat the process for each password.
Step 1
Connect to the switch through the supervisor engine console port. You cannot recover the password if
you are connected through a Telnet connection.
Step 2
Enter the
reset system
command to reboot the switch.
Step 3
At the “Enter Password” prompt, press
Return
. The login password is null for 30 seconds when you are
connected to the console port.
Step 4
Enter privileged mode using the
enable
command.
Step 5
At the “Enter Password” prompt, press
Return
. The enable password is null for 30 seconds when you
are connected to the console port.
Task
Command
Step 1
Disable local login authentication. Use the
console
or
telnet
keywords to disable local
authentication only for console or Telnet
connection attempts.
set authentication login local disable
[
all
|
console
|
http
|
telnet
]
Step 2
Disable local enable authentication. Use the
console
or
telnet
keywords to disable local
authentication only for console or Telnet
connection attempts.
set authentication enable local disable
[
all
|
console
|
http
|
telnet
]
Step 3
Verify the local authentication configuration.
show authentication