HP 6125G HP 6125-CMW520-R2106 Release Notes - Page 41

To enhance system security, disable password recovery capability.

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To enhance system security, disable password recovery capability. Table 17 summarizes options whose availability varies with the password recovery capability setting. Table 17 BootWare options and password recovery capability compatibility matrix BootWare menu option EXTEND-BOOTWARE menu Restore to Factory Default Configuration Skip Current System Configuration Password recovery enabled No Yes Clear Super Password Yes Serial submenu/Ethernet submenu Download Application Program To SDRAM And Yes Run FILE CONTROL menu Set Application File type Yes Password recovery disabled Yes No No No No Tasks that can be performed Delete the next-startup configuration file and load the device with the factory-default configuration. Load the device with the factory-default configuration without deleting the next-startup configuration file. Clear the console login password so you can log in through the console port without authentication. Load a system software image to SDRAM and run it. If password recovery capability is disabled, the software version can only be Release 2105 (or higher). Change the file attribute of a system software image. If password recovery capability is enabled, you can use any version of the startup software. If password recovery capability is disabled, the software version can only be Release 2105 (or higher). IMPORTANT: The following restrictions apply to the system software image: If password recovery capability is enabled, you can use any version of the system software image for startup. If password recovery capability is disabled, you can use only the Release 2105 version (or higher) for startup. To disable password recovery capability: Step 1. Enter system view. Command system-view Remarks N/A 37

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To enhance system security, disable password recovery capability.
Table 17
summarizes options whose availability varies with the password recovery capability setting.
Table 17 BootWare options and password recovery capability compatibility matrix
BootWare menu
option
Password
recovery
enabled
Password
recovery
disabled
Tasks that can be performed
EXTEND-BOOTWARE
menu
Restore to Factory
Default Configuration
No
Yes
Delete the next-startup configuration file and load
the device with the factory-default configuration.
Skip Current System
Configuration
Yes
No
Load the device with the factory-default
configuration without deleting the next-startup
configuration file.
Clear Super Password
Yes
No
Clear the console login password so you can log
in through the console port without authentication.
Serial submenu/Ethernet
submenu
Download Application
Program To SDRAM And
Run
Yes
No
Load a system software image to SDRAM and run
it.
If password recovery capability is disabled, the
software version can only be Release 2105 (or
higher).
FILE CONTROL menu
Set Application File type
Yes
No
Change the file attribute of a system software
image.
If password recovery capability is enabled, you
can use any version of the startup software.
If password recovery capability is disabled, the
software version can only be Release 2105 (or
higher).
IMPORTANT:
The following restrictions apply to the system software image:
If password recovery capability is enabled, you can use any version of the system software image for startup.
If password recovery capability is disabled, you can use only the Release 2105 version (or higher) for
startup.
To disable password recovery capability:
Step
Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A